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dharmab
on Aug 28, 2023
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111,111.1 meters is reliably 1 degree of latitude
The perfect sphere approximation of Earth is not at all close enough for GIS applications. Geoid data (the actual ellipsoid-ish shape with height variance) is an important factor in accurate GIS software.
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