northing
Distance toward pole
Northing is the distance traveled or measured in a northward direction, used especially in navigation and surveying.
In coordinate systems, northing is the vertical component—how far north a point lies from a reference line: The GPS showed a northing of 4,500 meters.
The term pairs with easting for east-west measurement.
Cartographic coordinate system
- eastingDistance moved toward sunrise
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- datumSingle unit of information
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
projection · zone · georeferencing · geodesy · benchmark · waypoint · reference · topography
Device showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- coursePlanned path forward
- headingDirectional course traveled
sextant · wayfinding · piloting · astrolabe · quadrant · logbook · nautical · mariner
UTM
Cartographic coordinate system
- eastingDistance moved toward sunrise
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- datumSingle unit of information
coordinates · projection · zone · georeferencing · geodesy · benchmark · waypoint · reference · topography · GIS
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
heading · sextant · wayfinding · piloting · astrolabe · quadrant · logbook · nautical · mariner · sailing
advance
Move or progress forward
ahead · journey · migration · traverse · ascend · proceed · continue · approach · trek · expedition
poleward
Toward a geographic extreme
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- vectorQuantity with direction
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
heading · course · route · pathway · trend · alignment · drift · track · line · aim
- Map Termslatitude, longitude, equator, meridian, prime meridian
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, coordinates, lat, long
- GPS termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, waypoint
- Location Datacoordinates, latitude, longitude, GPS coordinates, geotag
- map gridsgrid reference, grid square, grid squares, grid system, map grid
- surveyingsurveyor, theodolite, land surveys, survey markers, triangulation
north, northern, northerly, northward, North America, northwards, North Pole, northbound, North Sea