'Military grid' diaporamas de présentation

Geographic skills you need to study Geography!

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Cartography and GIS

Cartography and GIS. Understanding the way maps are encoded to be used in GIS requires knowledge of cartography Cartography is the science that deals with the construction, use, and principles behind maps

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Locating Places on a Map

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Grid Systems

Grid Systems. The most common way to locate a place on a map is to use a GRID system There are three different grid systems: Alphanumeric Grid Map Grid/Military Grid Latitude and Longitude. Eastings. Run vertically on a grid They are always written first)

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Geographic Skills

Geographic Skills. The Military Grid. Developed during WWI, the military grid was necessary because of the increasing distance that field canons (howitzers) could fire their shells. http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/history/history/wwi.aspx.

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Military Grid

Military Grid. Locating Points on a Map. With this method, a system of numbered lines is superimposed on a map and position is stated by quoting the numbers of the lines that intersect at the point in question.

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