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2. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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   Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.

3. Compass (drawing tool) - Wikipedia

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   A compass, more accurately known as a pair of compasses, is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs. As dividers, it can also be used as a tool to mark out distances, in particular, on maps. Compasses can be used for mathematics, drafting, navigation and other purposes. Prior to computerization, compasses ...

4. Scale (map) - Wikipedia

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   The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. This simple concept is complicated by the curvature of the Earth 's surface, which forces scale to vary across a map. Because of this variation, the concept of scale becomes meaningful in two distinct ways.

5. Google Maps travel tips to navigate and learn about places ...

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   To download offline maps: Tap your profile picture or the initial icon in Google Maps. Then tap “offline maps” and choose the select your own feature. Zoom in on the area you want to save, and ...

6. Planimeter - Wikipedia

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   A planimeter (1908) measuring the indicated area by tracing its perimeter. Amsler polar planimeter. A linear planimeter. Wheels permit measurement of long areas without restriction. Three planimeters: digital, Prytz's (hatchet) and Amsler's (polar) Prytz planimeter with wheel at the left. The Amsler (polar) type consists of a two-bar linkage ...

7. Web Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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   Web Mercator, Google Web Mercator, Spherical Mercator, WGS 84 Web Mercator [1] or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications. It rose to prominence when Google Maps adopted it in 2005. [2] It is used by virtually all major online map providers, including Google ...