Chapter 18. Coordinate Transformations

  1. Charles D. Ghilani Ph.D. Professor

Published Online: 9 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9780470586266.ch18

Book Title

Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis, Fifth Edition

Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis, Fifth Edition

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How to Cite

Ghilani, C. D. (2010) Coordinate Transformations, in Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis, Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470586266.ch18

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  1. The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 9 MAR 2010
  2. Published Print: 3 MAR 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470464915

Online ISBN: 9780470586266

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Keywords:

  • coordinate transformations;
  • transformation of points from one coordinate system to another - problem in surveying and mapping;
  • two-dimensional conformal coordinate transformation - four-parameter similarity transformation;
  • two-dimensional affine coordinate transformation - six parameter transformation;
  • three-dimensional conformal coordinate transformation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Two-Dimensional Conformal Coordinate

  • Equation Development

  • Application of Least Squares

  • Two-Dimensional Affine Coordinate Transformation

  • Two-Dimensional Projective Coordinate Transformation

  • Three-Dimensional Conformal Coordinate Transformation

  • Statistically Valid Parameters

  • Problems

  • Programming Problems

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