Graticule (cartography) in the context of "Latitude"

⭐ In the context of Latitude, lines of constant latitude, also known as parallels, run in which direction?

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⭐ Core Definition: Graticule (cartography)

A graticule or grid (from Latin crāticula 'grill/grating'), on a map, is a graphical depiction of a coordinate system as a grid of coordinate curves or "lines", each curve/line representing a constant coordinate value. It is thus a form of isoline, and is commonly found on maps of many kinds, at scales from local to global.

The term graticule is almost always used to specifically refer to the parallels and meridians of latitude and longitude, respectively. In modern usage, graticules are contrasted with grids, which display the eastings and northings of a projected coordinate reference system, such as Universal Transverse Mercator – usually the coordinate system in which the map is drawn.

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πŸ‘‰ Graticule (cartography) in the context of Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from βˆ’90Β° at the south pole to 90Β° at the north pole, with 0Β° at the Equator. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east-west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude and longitude are used together as a coordinate pair to specify a location on the surface of the Earth.

On its own, the term latitude normally refers to the geodetic latitude as defined below. Briefly, the geodetic latitude of a point is the angle formed between the vector perpendicular (or normal) to the ellipsoidal surface from the point, and the plane of the equator.

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Graticule (cartography) in the context of Winkel tripel projection

The Winkel tripel projection (Winkel III), a modified azimuthal map projection of the world, is one of three projections proposed by German cartographer Oswald Winkel (7 January 1874 – 18 July 1953) in 1921. The projection is the arithmetic mean of the equirectangular projection and the Aitoff projection: The name tripel (German for 'triple') refers to Winkel's goal of minimizing three kinds of distortion: area, direction, and distance.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Latitude ← Length of a degree of latitude ← Geographic latitude ← Ellipsoidal-harmonic coordinates ← Winkel tripel projection
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Latin language → Map → Spatial reference system → Projected coordinate system → Coordinate curve → Coordinate system → Contour line → Parallel (latitude) → Meridian (geography) → Latitude → Longitude → Map projection → Coordinate reference system → Universal Transverse Mercator →