Map Projections Cartographic Information Systems /

• Main Authors: Grafarend, Erik W. (Author), Krumm, Friedrich W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geophysics.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Geography, general.

In the context of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) the book offers a timely review of map projections (sphere, ellipsoid, rotational surfaces) and geodetic datum transformations. For the needs of photogrammetry, computer vision, and remote sensing space projective mappings are reviewed.