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Units 012-017 - Position on the Earth
- 012-017, CC in GIScience;
- Foote, Kenneth E.;
- Dana, Peter H.;
- Kirvan, Anthony P.;
- Cowen, David J.
- Editor(s): Goodchild, Michael F.;
- Kemp, Karen K.
Abstract
Five topics are hilighted in this section: Unit 013 - Coordinate Systems Overview; Unit 014 - Latitude and Longitude; Unit 015 - The Shape of the Earth; Unit 016 - Discrete Georeferencing; and Unit 017 - Global Positioning Systems Overview. These cover topics that are fundamental to understanding the systems of locational reference used in GIS.