November 2006
Intermediate to advanced
362 pages
11h 16m
English
5.3 Plane Cartesian Coordinates
5.5 Cartesian 3-D Coordinate Systems
5.6 Geographic Coordinate Systems
5.7 Projected Coordinate Systems
5.8 Astronomical Coordinate Systems
5.9 Geoid and Reference Ellipsoids
5.13 Factors Influencing the Choice of Suitable Map Projections
Coordinates are a conventional method of recording position in space. They may be used to locate position in two dimensions, such as a point on a graph. The definition of a coordinate position on the surface of a three-dimensional body such as a sphere or spheroid is more difficult. However, ...
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