earth-centered coordinates
1Earth's magnetic field — Computer simulation of the Earth s field in a normal period between reversals.[1] The tubes represent magnetic field lines, blue when the field points towards the center and yellow when away. The rotation axis of the Earth is centered and… …
2Curvilinear coordinates — Curvilinear, affine, and Cartesian coordinates in two dimensional space Curvilinear coordinates are a coordinate system for Euclidean space in which the coordinate lines may be curved. These coordinates may be derived from a set of Cartesian… …
3Geocentric coordinates — are an Earth centered system of locating objects in the solar system in three dimensions along the Cartesian X, Y and Z axes. They are differentiated from topocentric coordinates which use the observer s location as the reference point for… …
4Thaddeus Vincenty — (born Tadeusz Szpila 27 October 1920 in Grodzisko, Lwów Voivodship, Poland; died 6 March 2002 in Washington Grove, Maryland, U.S.) was a Polish American geodesist who worked with the U.S. Air Force and later the National Geodetic Survey to adapt… …
5Orthometric height — The orthometric height is the distance H along a line of force from a given point P at the physical surface of an object to the geoid. Orthometric heights are what are usually used in the US for ordinary engineering work. Values for measured… …
6Prime Meridian — 0° Prime Meridian …
7World Geodetic System — The World Geodetic System defines a reference frame for the earth, for use in geodesy and navigation. The latest revision is WGS 84 dating from 1984 (last revised in 2004), which will be valid up to about 2010.Earlier schemes included WGS 72, WGS …
8Zhang Heng — For other uses, see Zhang Heng (disambiguation). This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang. Zhang Heng (張衡) Born …
9Geodetic system — For other uses, see Geodetic. Geodesy Fundamentals …
10Polar coordinate system — Points in the polar coordinate system with pole O and polar axis L. In green, the point with radial coordinate 3 and angular coordinate 60 …
