Explains the concepts of latitude and longitude, which are used to locate places on Earth. It describes how latitude is measured in degrees north or south of the equator and how longitude is measured ...

To pinpoint your position on a map of the world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, ...

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After creating a global map of historical imagery density last week, we have been experimenting with higher resolution versions for a small area. High resolution historical imagery density Latitude 0° ...

The historian and cartography Bill Rankin, who maintains the blog Radical Cartography, created the fascinating histograms above, which show the world’s population distributed by longitude and latitude ...

A team of scientists is about to recalculate the nation's latitude and longitude coordinates, which are currently out by more than 1.5 metres. It will improve the accuracy of all spatial information ...