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| Jun 18, 2015 at 22:43 | comment | added | Michael Stimson | For new users (generally already overwhelmed by new concepts) I usually 'dumb it down' to "A coordinate system is instructions that programs understand about placing the coordinates in what units and from what starting point. After all the world is round so you have to start somewhere.". Later on, after they've got familiar with the basics, I go into which ones to use and which ones 'play nice' with each other. | |
| Jun 18, 2015 at 14:33 | history | answered | Aaron♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |