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Why do you use the system of longitude and latitude what happen if you stop using these coordinates?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
If you stop ,the military and other peoples who reads maps e.g. Captain of the
ship ,can't locate the places.for example when the captain crew tells the captain
there is a ship at a specific place ,instead of saying the name of the place they can
just say the longitude and the latitudes of the place ant the captain can find the
place more easily!
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This is especially important when you're dealing with places that have no names
and no recognizable description ... like the place where the Titanic sank, or any
other place out at sea.
The effect is exactly the same as trying to find your doctor's new office, or send
your friend a letter, without street addresses.
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∙ 12y ago
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What does longitude and latitude do for geographers?
It is a system of coordinates used to accurately describe the location of a place.
How do you figure the latitude and longitude of the moon?
The system of latitude and longitude is used to describe the location of points on the surface of the earth. Celestial objects don't have latitude and longitude. There is a similar system defined in the sky. Those coordinates are called Right Ascension and Declination.
What is a geographic coordinates for longitude?
The system of latitude and longitude coordinates was invented as a means of specifying locations on the earth. Every location on the earth has a unique set of latitude and longitude coordinates, and every possible pair of latitude/longitude numbers you can name is on the earth.Perhaps the best answer to the question is: "All of them."
What two coordinates is the Global Positioning System?
The two map coordinates or geodetic coordinates are latitude and longitude measured on the surface of the Earth's globe-shaped surface or at mean sea level or at the magnetic geoid.
In which year was latitude and longitude invented?
The Greek invented latitude and longitude. Someone devised a concept of using a reference system based on the shape of the Earth, with the coordinates (latitude, longitude) expressed as degrees. In the 3rd century BC Erathosthenes proposed a system of latitude and longitude for a map. The following century (2nd century BC) Hipparchus was the first to use the above system to uniquely specify certain places on th Earth.
What 2 coordinates is the global positioning system based on?
latitude longitude
How is the latitude and longitude system similar to x and y coordinates on a graph?
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What does longitude and latitude do for geographers?
It is a system of coordinates used to accurately describe the location of a place.
How do you figure the latitude and longitude of the moon?
The system of latitude and longitude is used to describe the location of points on the surface of the earth. Celestial objects don't have latitude and longitude. There is a similar system defined in the sky. Those coordinates are called Right Ascension and Declination.
What is a geographic coordinates for longitude?
The system of latitude and longitude coordinates was invented as a means of specifying locations on the earth. Every location on the earth has a unique set of latitude and longitude coordinates, and every possible pair of latitude/longitude numbers you can name is on the earth.Perhaps the best answer to the question is: "All of them."
How is the latitude and longitude system different to the x and y coordinates on a graph?
On a graph, 'x' and 'y' are marked and measured in length or distance units. Latitude and longitude are marked and measured in angles.
What are coordinate?
Coordinates are numeral values within a plane or three-dimensional space that identify a point within that system. In geometry, Cartesian coordinates indicate values within a grid system of perpendicular axes. In geography, coordinates give latitude (North and South) and longitude (East and West). They show an exact place on the map and are traditionally expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds (the angle from an arbitrary reference plane).
How can you pinpoint the exact location of a place on earth?
You can pinpoint the exact location of a place on earth by using longitude and latitude coordinates. You may also use a GPS system.
What two coordinates is the Global Positioning System?
The two map coordinates or geodetic coordinates are latitude and longitude measured on the surface of the Earth's globe-shaped surface or at mean sea level or at the magnetic geoid.
What is a map that shows longitude and latitude called?
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and twoor three of the numbers represent horizontal position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation.
In which year was latitude and longitude invented?
The Greek invented latitude and longitude. Someone devised a concept of using a reference system based on the shape of the Earth, with the coordinates (latitude, longitude) expressed as degrees. In the 3rd century BC Erathosthenes proposed a system of latitude and longitude for a map. The following century (2nd century BC) Hipparchus was the first to use the above system to uniquely specify certain places on th Earth.
What lines are part of a grid system on the map?
Latitude and longitude
