Lab report 2

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Question 2.1 What are the coordinates for the White House, in degrees, minutes, and seconds? Latitude: 38°53'51.43"N Longitude: 77° 2'11.71"W Question 2.2 What are the coordinates for the Lincoln Memorial, in degrees, minutes, and seconds? Latitude: 38°53'21.33"N Longitude: 77° 3'0.49"W Question 2.3 According to GEP, what is the distance between the White House and the Lincoln Memorial? 0.94 miles on a straight path Question 2.4 What are the coordinates for Buckingham Palace, in degrees, minutes, and seconds? Latitude: 51°30'2.96"N Longitude: 0° 8'35.12"W Question 2.5 According to your measurement in GEP, what is the computed distance (in miles) between the White House and Buckingham Palace? 3,674 miles Question 2.6 Why is the line curved rather than straight? What kind of distance is being computed here? Because the earth is not a flat surface, it is an oblate spheroid; therefore, the line curve as it moves along the surface. Euclidean Distance is calculated here, as it does not account for the Earth's curvature. Question 2.7 According to this website measurement, what is the computed surface distance (in miles) between the White House and Buckingham Palace? 5898 Question 2.8 In what UTM zone is Buckingham Palace located? In what UTM zone is the White House located?

Buckingham Palace: UTM Zone 30 U. The White House: UTM Zone 18 S Question 2.9 What are the UTM coordinates of the White House? Zone: 18 S Easting: 323386.63 m E Northing: 4307386.86 m N Question 2.10 What are the UTM coordinates of the Lincoln Memorial? Zone: 18 S Easting: 322190.52 m E Northing: 4306485.09 m N Question 2.11 How many meters away to the north and east is the White House from the Lincoln Memorial? Northing distance: 901.77 meters (4307386.86-4306485.09) Easting distance: 1196.11 meters (323386.63-322190.52) Question 2.12 What object is located approximately 912 meters south and 94.85 meters east of the White House? Zone: 18 S Easting: 323386.63 m E + 94.85 =323481.48m E Northing: 4307386.86 m N -912. = 4306474.86 m N  Washington monument Question 2.13 What are the full UTM coordinates of this object? Zone: 18 S Easting: 3323481.48m E Northing: 4306474.86 m N

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