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Old 13th July 2012 | 01:04
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A Squared
 
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Originally Posted by Capot
I locate myself using latitude and longitude, and so does my GPS
Actually, it doesn't. It locates itself in Earth Centered, Earth Fixed Cartesian coordinates, using meters as a unit. It *displays* its position in latitude and longitude entirely for your conveninece.
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