12537 (v.2) Coordinate Systems and Map Projections 681



 

Area:Department of Spatial Sciences
Contact Hours:5.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):Admission: to a Postgraduate Spatial Science program.
Directed study and research. Definitions of terrestrial coordinate systems and reference frames. Coordinate transformations between geodetic datums - Molodenskii, Bursa-Wolf. Multiple regression equations. Map projection theory - conformity, differential geometry. Map projection types - conical, cylindrical, azimuthal. Choosing optimal projections. Case studies of projections used in Australia and overseas.

 

 

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