State plane coordinates by automatic data processing

By Charles Niles Claire

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Publish Date

1968

Publisher

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Coast and Geodetic Survey; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.

Language

eng

Pages

Description:

This pamphlet describes the methods and history of converting the location of physical objects on earth from Geodetic Coordinates into the system of State Plane Coordinates in english units of measurments and back again. The mathematics are discussed and equivalent algorithms for computer implementaion are written in FORTRAN IV. This book is the standard used in map making and Geodesy used in many applications by businesses and government.

subjects: Data processing, Map projection, Geodesy, Army Core of Engineers. Oil Exploration, Plate Techtonics, Radio Aids to Navigation, GPS

People: Mercator

Places: London, Paris, United States of America

Times: 1968