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graticule alignment of labels

[symbology] A label positioning method in which labels are oriented along the graticule of the data frame. This is useful […]

gravimeter

[geodesy] A device used to measure small variations in the earth’s gravitational field between two or more points.

gravimetric geodesy

[geodesy] The science of deducing the size and shape of the earth by measuring its gravitational field.

gravity model

1 [geography] A model that assumes that the influence of phenomena or populations on each other varies inversely with the

great circle

Any circle or near circle produced by the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a flat plane that

Greenwich mean time

[astronomy] The time at the prime meridian, which runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. From 1884 to 1928,

Greenwich meridian

The meridian adopted by international agreement in 1884 as the prime meridian, the 0-degree meridian from which all other longitudes

grid

[cartography] In cartography, any network of parallel and perpendicular lines superimposed on a map and used for reference. These grids

grid meridian

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, any meridian that is parallel to the central meridian, used when computing

grid north

[cartography] The direction north along the north-south grid lines of a map projection.

grid stack

[ESRI software] A mechanism for storing multivariate raster data in ESRI software, consisting of an ordered set of spatially overlapping

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