Datums, Coordinate Systems, Coordinate …

Datums, Coordinate Systems, Coordinate reference Systems and datum TransformationsDean C. Mikkelsen, , Warmerdam, OSGeo, FWToolsFOSS4G2007 Sept. 2007 Victoria, BC ! " # $ % " # $ " # & ' " # " # ( # ) $ * # + , - .. $ . / ' 0" # 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. ! 3 # ! 3 # ! 3 # ! 3 # ! 3 # ! 3 # ! 3 # ! 3 # Latitude and Longitude areNOT UNIQUE!NOT UNIQUE!'# / .. # 0" # 1 0" # 1 ! 4 4 . 4 . * 4 . 4 - # "35 ! 6% - $ + ' / Geoid (MSL)SphereEllipsoid / SpheroidWGS72/84. 7 # . 7 # . 7 # . 7 # . 7 # . 7 # . 7 # . 7 # * * * * * * * * " # " # " # " # " # " # " # " # Used for a specific region North America, Europe, South America etc. A Coordinate frame is determined and an ellipsoid chosen to minimize the local geoid-ellipsoid separation. Not Earth centered! Hundreds have been defined for countries all over the planetBEST FITTINGELLIPSOID FORTHE REGIOND atum datum = Coordinate FRAME + reference ELLIPSOIDE llipsoidSemi Major AxisInv. FlatteningAiry 1841 (Namibia) (India 1830) (Sabah) (India 1956) (Malaysia 1969) (Malay.)

Datums, Coordinate Systems, Coordinate Reference Systems and Datum Transformations Dean C. Mikkelsen, B.Sc., P.Eng. Frank Warmerdam, OSGeo, FWTools

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