Geodesy Introduction to Geodetic Datum and Geodetic Systems /

• Main Authors: Lu, Zhiping (Author), Qu, Yunying (Author), Qiao, Shubo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Geographical information systems.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.

Geodetic datum (including coordinate datum, height datum, depth datum, gravimetry datum) and geodetic systems (including geodetic coordinate system, plane coordinate system, height system, gravimetry system) are the common foundations for every aspect of geomatics. This course book focuses on geodet...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Geodetic Data Collection Techniques
• Geodetic datum and Geodetic Control Network
• Geoid and Height System
• Reference Ellipsoid and Geodetic Coordinate System
• Gauss and UTM Conformal Projection and Plane Rectangular Coordinate System
• Establishment of Geodetic Coordinate System.