Which of the following is the range for longitude coordinates?
Longitude is in the range -180 and +180 specifying coordinates west and east of the Prime Meridian, respectively. This range is defined in the For reference, the Equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north (written 90° N or +90°), and the South pole has a latitude of -90°.
What’s the difference between a geographic and a projected coordinate system?
Geographic coordinate systems span the entire globe (e.g. latitude / longitude), while projected coordinate systems are localized to minimize visual distortion in a particular region (e.g. Robinson, UTM, State Plane). Learn more about key differences between projected vs. geographic coordinate reference systems.
When to use equal area projection in geometry?
If the coordinate system of the data source and data frame are not the same, you may get a different result if you calculate geometry using the data frame’s coordinate system than when you calculate using the data source’s coordinate system. It is recommended that an equal-area projection be used when calculating areas.
Can you compute distances in a local coordinate system?
In most cases you can compute distances with enough precision when you work in a local projected coordinate system on a “small” regions (for instance, computing the shortest route for a car in a city). Accross China, you are no more in a local projected coordinate system, so the errors could be quite large.
Why do different projections have different spatial properties?
Keep in mind that different projections have different spatial properties and distortions. If the coordinate system of the data source and data frame are not the same, you may get a different result if you calculate geometry using the data frame’s coordinate system than when you calculate using the data source’s coordinate system.