Geometric Aspects of Mapping Coordinate Transformations

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5. Coordinate transformations
August, 2009
Presented by: R. Knippers

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5.0 Introduction
Introduction
Map and GIS users are mostly confronted in their work with transformations from one two-dim
Coordinate systems
transformation of polar coordinates delivered by the surveyor into Cartesian map coordinates (section
Reference surfaces of a specific map projection into another 2D Cartesian (x,y) system of a defined map projection.
Map projections

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transformations

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Integration of spatial data into one common coordinate

Datum transformations are also important, usually for mapping purposes at large and medium scale.

data in the field using satellite navigation technology and need to represent this data on published map

5.1 Changing map projection

Forward and inverse mapping equations (see section 4 on map projections) are generally used to tran

equation of the source projection is used first to transform source projection coordinates (x,y

target projection is used to transform the geographic coordinates (f,l) to target projection coordinate

geographic coordinates. The second takes us from geographic coordinates (f,l) to another map project

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