
The coordinates can be specified in many different ways, such as decimal degrees, feet, meters, or kilometers any form of measurement can be used as a coordinate system. These numbers are part of a coordinate system that provides a frame of reference for your data, to locate features on the surface of the earth, to align your data relative to other data, to perform spatially accurate analysis, and to create maps.Īll spatial data is created in a coordinate system, whether it is points, lines, polygons, rasters, or annotation. Spatial data is similar, but it also includes numerical information that allows you to position it on earth. Data usually comprises an array of numbers.
