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.
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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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