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A six figure grid co-ordinate system is the standard method for maps. This system is used in the Global Positioning System.
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It goes from the North Pole to the South Pole through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
The global grid helps me see where the prime merdian is
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The definition of global grid is a grid that covers the whole Earth.
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The Equator and Prime Meridian
Hipparchus is the man credited with developing the global grid system made up of imaginary lines of latitude and longitude. Though he was born in 190 BC and died in 120 BC, his grid system is still used today.
They both allow you to locate a place on either a world map or a globe.
finding locations by using latitude and longitude
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A global grid uses a system of lines of latitude and longitude which allows you to locate any place on Earth with a simple number code and a map grid uses a a system of imaginary to divide up space on a map and you could locate a place that is either in or local to what place the map is representing.
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