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In navigation and surveying, azimuth is the angular measurement from true north. It specifies direction on the horizontal plane as a clockwise angle starting at north, so due east is 90 degrees, due south is 180 degrees, and so on. It’s not the distance to a location, nor the vertical tilt (that would be elevation), nor the speed of rotation (that would be angular velocity). Using true north as the reference gives a clear, standardized way to express direction, which is why azimuth is defined this way.