Geomatics Answers

The compass was discovered in the. A 12th century. B 13th century. C 14th century. D 11th century.

Convert Degrees Minutes and Seconds to Decimal Degree. Format of Decimal Degree answer is DD.dddd (6 Decimal places ) eg 34°04`25''= 34,073611. Calculate 28°49'52'' =

The effective use of GIS in an organization depends (in correct order) on.

If the magnetic declination for a place in 2014 is 22'3 west of True North, the magnetic declination changes 1'westwards. What will the magnetic declination in 2020 be ?

If the distance between two points is 50mm on a 1: 10 000 map,what would the distance in cm on a 1:50 000 map be ? Answer in mm.

If the distance between two points is 50mm on a 1: 10 000 map,what would the distance in cm on a 1:50 000 map be ? Answer in mm.

Magnetic North Pole is ? 1 A static North Pole. 2 Opposite to the north.3 The same as the North Pole. 4 Different to the North Pole

A hand drawn map showing my friend the road from University to my home is a

(c) If by 31st October 1986, Kendwa Island on Indian Ocean had the magnetic variation of 8010’E and a true bearing of 240030’ from station x, the annual magnetic declaration decreased by 15’. Determine
(a) Magnetic bearing of the Island after 36 years.
(b) The magnetic variation of the Island by 31st October 2018.

I often hear that one degree of longitude translates into 4 minutes of time. However in the real world is it the case that travelling from Rome to say Martinsicuro in Italy (a difference of about 1.417 degrees of longitude and a more northerly latitude) you lose the same time as you would by travelling to Scanno (similar difference in longitude viz-a-viz Rome but same latitude) or Sessa Aurunca (again similar difference in longitude viz-a-viz Rome but a more southerly latitude)? And what would the time loss be in each of the above cases viz-a-viz Rome?