https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:40:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 https://www.maproomblog.com/2021/08/latitude-longitude-and-decimal-points/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:40:16 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1791607 More]]> Vladimir Agafonkin’s post, which demonstrates just what latitude and longitude to x decimal places looks like, is a visual complement to xkcd’s comic about coordinate precision: both tell you that when it comes to latitude and longitude, more than a few decimal points is pointless. “As you’ve probably guessed, 6 digits should be enough for most digital cartography needs (spanning around 10 centimeters). Maybe 7 for LiDAR, but that’s it.”

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