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Concept: co-ordinate system in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/14935
Preferred label co-ordinate system
Definition A reference system used to measure horizontal and vertical distances on a planimetric map. A coordinate system is usually defined by a map projection, a spheroid of reference, a datum, one or more standard parallels, a central meridian, and possible shifts in the x- and y-directions to locate x, y positions of point, line, and area features. A common coordinate system is used to spatially register geographic data for the same area.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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