coordinate system

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Most states mandate the use of the old U.S. survey foot for their state coordinate systems, which allow surveyors to take into account Earth’s curvature in their measurements.

From New York Times

There’s Jumpmaster mode, which is designed to help guide skydivers to their objective, and dual-position GPS, which can display two sets of coordinate systems on a single screen.

From The Verge

Its 3D coordinate system has become the pole star by which thousands of labs working on the mouse brain orient themselves.

From Nature

Instead of using stodgy Cartesian coordinates, Black Rock City is organized along polar coordinates, making its coordinate system unique among massive fire-themed desert art festivals.

From Scientific American

To describe how the shape of space-time evolves, you need a coordinate system—like lines of latitude and longitude—that tells you which points are where.

From Scientific American