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The distance measured toward the east between two meridians drawn through the extremities of a course; distance of departure eastward made by a vessel.
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Coordinate value by longitudinal reference.
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First measurement of a grid reference used to specific the location of a point on a rectangular coordinate system. The distance measured eastward from the origin of a rectangular coordinate system.
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One of two geographic coordinate values (the other being northing) used to specify the exact location of a feature on a map. Easting and northings are specified as x,y coordinates receptively for universal transverse mercator and state plane coordinate systems.
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(1) The "x" value in a rectangular coordinate system. (2) The distance east of a point location from the west meridian (easting line) of a UTM grid zone.
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The distance travelled or the angle of longitude measured eastward from either a defined north-south grid line or a meridian.
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The number used in UTM to define how far east or west the position is.
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The part of a coordinate (such as longitude) that gives the east-west position.
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The horizontal (X) coordinate of a grid coordinate system.
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The distance of a point east or west of a zone meridian. Used in several grid coordinate systems: UTS, OSBG, MGRS, etc.
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The east-west, X, coordinate in a rectangular coordinate system.
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The distance of a point in the units of the coordinate system east of the origin for that system.
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