COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION,

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the mathematical processes required for the transformation of a source map of one projection into another map of a different projection via an electronic system concept. The projections considered for this study were two of the more popular ones being used frequently by various mapping agencies today, the Mercator projection and the Lambert conformal projection. The study entailed two type transformations; one being a projection grid transformation and the other an outline map of the United States being transformed. Both transformations showed accuracy to one-hundreth of an inch. The conclusions were: that if a need for such transformations arose, no matter what projections involved, the system concept could be utilized and a map transformation be done automatically. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426442

Entities

People

  • F. H. Collins

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Continents
  • Grids
  • United States

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics