http://www.cacheopedia.com/wiki?title=Coordinates&feed=atom&action=history 2013-05-22T00:35:25Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.20.2 http://www.cacheopedia.com/wiki?title=Coordinates&diff=1777&oldid=prev 2005-08-25T13:24:50Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 13:24, 25 August 2005</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Coordinates <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are an alphanumeric representation of </del>a [[location]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on the </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Earth</del>]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Category:Basics]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>Coordinates<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''' refer to </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">system by which a position may be uniquely designated. In the context of geocaching, it refers to the </ins>[[location]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of a </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">geocache</ins>]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Usually, the value of a coordinate represents either [[longitude]] or [[latitude]].</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Composition ==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">User:Seared Ice|Seared Ice</del>]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">15:08, 14 Aug 2005 (EDT)</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In three</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">dimensional space, a coordinate must be given in terms of three independent variables. In the context of geocaching, where it is usually assumed that the geocache is sufficiently close to the earth's surface, only two variables are needed, often referred to as </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">latitude</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and [[longitude]].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{stub}}</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Format ==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Each designation of a coordinate can be given in terms of some unit system. In most cases within geocaching, the latitude and longitude are written in degrees and minutes. On ''geocaching.com'', the most common format used is ddd° mm.mmm'.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Data ==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Several differing data are used in designating coordinates, based on geographical surveys. The most frequently used datum set is [[WGS84]] as it tends to be the most recent survey.</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

S Keillan http://www.cacheopedia.com/wiki?title=Coordinates&diff=573&oldid=prev 2005-08-14T19:08:57Z

<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Coordinates are an alphanumeric representation of a [[location]] on the [[Earth]].<br /> <br /> Usually, the value of a coordinate represents either [[longitude]] or [[latitude]].<br /> <br /> --[[User:Seared Ice|Seared Ice]] 15:08, 14 Aug 2005 (EDT)<br /> <br /> {{stub}}</div>

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