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Map projections for larger-scale mapping
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Snyder, J. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1982 |
| Description | For the U.S. Geological Survey maps at 1:1,000,000-scale and larger, the most common projections are conformal, such as the Transverse Mercator and Lambert Conformal Conic. Projections for these scales should treat the Earth as an ellipsoid. In addition, the USGS has conceived and designed some new projections, including the Space Oblique Mercator, the first map projection designed to permit low-distortion mapping of the Earth from satellite imagery, continuously following the groundtrack. The USGS has programmed nearly all pertinent projection equations for inverse and forward calculations. These are used to plot maps or to transform coordinates from one projection to another. The projections in current use are described. |
| File Size | 832787 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820020846 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t54f6mf9s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1982-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Coordinate Transformations Maps Mercator Projection Conformal Mapping Descriptive Geometry Geodetic Coordinates Projective Geometry Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
