Absolute Position

What is the definition of absolute position?

The coordinate position of an object is its latitude (distance from the equator), longitude (distance from the Greenwich meridian in the UK) and elevation above (or below) mean sea level.

What are the applications for absolute position?

• Autonomous Systems
• Autonomous Agriculture
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Defence
• Marine
• Subsea
• Surveying

What other terms are related to absolute position?

• GNSS
• GPS
• Coordinate
• Navigation
• Relative Position

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