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Map Projection Transformation Principles and Applications
384 Pages
by
CRC Press
388 Pages
by
CRC Press
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With the advance of science and technology, there have been breakthroughs in the field of classical research and methods of map projection. Among these, computer science and space science have had the greater influence upon the field of research and the formation of a working body of map projection, developing them in breadth and depth. This book reflects several aspects of the development of... Read more
Part One: Introduction 1. History of Map Projections in China 2. Map Projection Equations. Part Two: Principles of Map Projection Transformation 3. General Theory 4. Analytical Transformation 5. Numerical Transformations 6. Third Type of Transformations 7. Zone Transformation on Transverse Mercator Projection. Part Three: Miscellaneous Applications of Map Projection Transformation 8. Mathematical Elements of Topographic Maps 9. Position Lines 10. Variable-scale Maps 11. Space Projections 12. New Map Projections 13. Computer-assisted Transformation and Construction
Biography
Qihe Yang (Author) , John Snyder (Author) , Waldo Tobler (Author)
