GISP 1 conceptual foundations questions with correct answers
Euclidean distance the "ordinary" straight-line distance between two points in Euclidean space; the square root of ((x1-x2)squared + (y1-y2)squared)) Manhattan distance AKA taxi-cab geometry, vertical plus horizontal distance - abs(x1-x2) + abs(y1-y2) cardinal direction AKA cardinal point = NESW names of NE SE SW & NW directions intermediate, intercardinal or ordinal directions devices to navigate magnetic compass, the sun, sundial, astronomy, gyrocompass, satellite nav, watch face (point hour hand towards sun 12 is South) azimuth vs bearing azimuth uses 360°, bearing uses 90° + u
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