Disease Information System. Map Conversion.

Abstract

The work described in this report was done to circumvent the problem presented by attempting to relate medical observations reported in terms of the Universal Transverse Mercator grid system with geophysical map data which ordinarily are expressed in terms of Latitude/Longitude. This report discusses in detail the Universal Transverse Mercator system for map coordinates and then presents computer programs that effect a conversion of the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates to Latitude/Longitude coordinates. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA018877

Entities

People

  • Donald A. B. Lindberg
  • Henry Ivy
  • Lawrence C. Kingsland Iii
  • Normand Dubeau

Organizations

  • University of Missouri

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Conversion
  • Digital Information
  • Grids
  • Grids (Coordinates)
  • Information Systems
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Transverse

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering