SteveK
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I tried to show that only at the equator is latitude and longitude the same measurement.
Nautical mile = 6000 feet = 1.852 KM = 1852 metre
A change would require redrawing Lat/Long to make sense
The distance between degrees of longitude is about 60 nautical miles at the equator. It is less further north or south as the longitude lines converge towards the poles. Degrees of latitude are always 60 nautical miles apart.
In the context of this thread I was trying to discuss how would the established Lat/Long be adapted to a metric system.A nautical mile is slightly longer than a mile on land, equaling 1.1508 land-measured (or statute) miles. The nautical mile is based on the Earth's longitude and latitude coordinates, with one nautical mile equaling one minute of latitude.
Nautical mile = 6000 feet = 1.852 KM = 1852 metre
A change would require redrawing Lat/Long to make sense