The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations
This paper reviews the fundamental definitions of geodetic and geocentric coordinate systems, whilst clarifying the distinction between coordinates and coordinate systems. It is then argued that the transformation of coordinates from a local geodetic datum to a geocentric datum should first employ...
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| author | Featherstone, Will Vanicek, P. |
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| description | This paper reviews the fundamental definitions of geodetic and geocentric coordinate systems, whilst clarifying the distinction between coordinates and coordinate systems. It is then argued that the transformation of coordinates from a local geodetic datum to a geocentric datum should first employ a change of the coordinate system using a six- or four-parameter transformation, followed by further modelling of the distortion in the coordinates. It is also argued that the horizontal coordinate transformation should not include height information, since this forms an entirely different coordinate in another coordinate system. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-94972017-01-30T11:13:01Z The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations Featherstone, Will Vanicek, P. coordinate transformations heights This paper reviews the fundamental definitions of geodetic and geocentric coordinate systems, whilst clarifying the distinction between coordinates and coordinate systems. It is then argued that the transformation of coordinates from a local geodetic datum to a geocentric datum should first employ a change of the coordinate system using a six- or four-parameter transformation, followed by further modelling of the distortion in the coordinates. It is also argued that the horizontal coordinate transformation should not include height information, since this forms an entirely different coordinate in another coordinate system. 1999 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9497 The Institution of Surveyors, Australia Inc. fulltext |
| spellingShingle | coordinate transformations heights Featherstone, Will Vanicek, P. The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations |
| title | The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations |
| title_full | The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations |
| title_short | The Role of Coordinate Systems, Coordinates and Heights in Horizontal Datum Transformations |
| title_sort | role of coordinate systems, coordinates and heights in horizontal datum transformations |
| topic | coordinate transformations heights |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9497 |