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Graticule (cartography) A graticule (from Latin crāticula 'grill/grating'), on a map, is a graphical depiction of a coordinate system as a grid of lines, each line representing a constant coordinate value. [ 1 ] It is thus a form of isoline, and is commonly found on maps of many kinds, at scales from local to global.
Road sign marking the equator near Nanyuki, Kenya. The latitude of the Earth's equator is, by definition, 0° (zero degrees) of arc.The equator is one of the five notable circles of latitude on Earth; the other four are the two polar circles (the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle) and the two tropical circles (the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn).
v. t. e. A geographic coordinate system ( GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. [ 1] It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various spatial reference systems that are in use, and forms the basis for most others.
The State Plane Coordinate System ( SPCS) is a set of 125 geographic zones or coordinate systems designed for specific regions of the United States. Each U.S. state contains one or more state plane zones, the boundaries of which usually follow county lines. There are 108 zones in the contiguous United States, with 10 more in Alaska, five in ...
USA MidwestMap01.png. Map of USA Midwest. Module:Location map/data/USA Midwest is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of USA Midwest. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/USA New York City. Module:Location map/data/USA New York City is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of New York City. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/United States Boston is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Boston. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 35.2 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 30.2 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -85.8 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -80.6 Longitude at right edge of ...