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Coordinate Systems
Geodesy - the shape of the earth and
definition of earth datums
Map Projection - the transformation of a
curved earth to a flat map
Coordinate systems - (x,y) coordinate
systems for map data
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this class you should know:
X
Equator
Number
of
Satellites
1
2
3
4
Object
Defined
Sphere
Circle
Two Points
Single Point
r3
r4
r1
Geographic Coordinates (, z)
Latitude () and Longitude () defined
using an ellipsoid, an ellipse rotated about
an axis
Elevation (z) defined using geoid, a surface
of constant gravitational potential
Earth datums define standard values of the
ellipsoid and geoid
It is actually a spheroid,
slightly larger in radius at
the equator than at the poles
Ellipse
An ellipse is defined by:
Focal length =
Distance (F1, P, F2) is
constant for all points
on ellipse
When = 0, ellipse =
circle
For the earth:
Major axis, a = 6378 km
Minor axis, b = 6357 km
Flattening ratio, f = (a-b)/a
~ 1/300
b
O
F1
X
F2
Ellipsoid or Spheroid
Rotate an ellipse around an axis
Z
b
a O a
X
Rotational axis
Standard Ellipsoids
Ellipsoid
Major
Minor
Flattening
axis, a (m) axis, b (m) ratio, f
Clarke
(1866)
GRS80
Definition of Latitude,
m
S p
n
r
Prime Meridian
Equator
Meridian
plane
Definition of Longitude,
= the angle between a cutting plane on the prime meridian
and the cutting plane on the meridian through the point, P
-150
180E, W
150
-120
120
90W
(-90 )
90E
(+90 )
-60
-30
-60
30
0E, W
Greenwich
meridian
=0
Parallel of latitude
-90
=0
W
=0
-180
Equator
R
=0
=0-180E
S
0
9
0=
- Geographic longitude
- Geographic latitude
Y
R - Mean earth radius
O - Geocenter
30 N
0N
Re
C
B
Re
A
B
A
Ellipsoid
Earth surface
Geoid
Ellipsoid
Ocean
Geoid
Gravity Anomaly
Definition of Elevation
Elevation Z
P
z = zp
z = 0 Land Surface
http://www.csr.utexas.edu/ocean/mss.html
Map Scale:
Map Projection:
Scale Factor
Representative Fraction
= Globe distance
Earth distance
(e.g. 1:24,000)
Map distance
Globe distance
(e.g. 0.9996)
()
Map Projection
(x, y)
Types of Projections
Conic (Albers Equal Area, Lambert
Conformal Conic) - good for East-West
land areas
Cylindrical (Transverse Mercator) - good
for North-South land areas
Azimuthal (Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area)
- good for global views
Conic Projections
(Albers, Lambert)
Cylindrical Projections
(Mercator)
Transverse
Oblique
Azimuthal
(Lambert)
Coordinate Systems
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - a
global system developed by the US Military
Services
State Plane Coordinate System - civilian
system for defining legal boundaries
Texas Centric Mapping System - a
statewide coordinate system for Texas
Coordinate System
A planar coordinate system is defined by a pair
of orthogonal (x,y) axes drawn through an origin
Y
Origin
(xo,yo)
(o,o)
Universal Transverse
Mercator
Uses the Transverse Mercator projection
Each zone has a Central Meridian (o),
zones are 6 wide, and go from pole to pole
60 zones cover the earth from East to West
Reference Latitude (o), is the equator
(Xshift, Yshift) = (xo,yo) = (500000, 0) in the
Northern Hemisphere, units are meters
UTM Zone 14
-99
-102 -96
Origin
-120
-90
Equator
-60
X/Y Domain
Z Domain
M Domain
Coordinate Systems
Geographic
coordinates (decimal
degrees)
Projected coordinates
(length units, ft or
meters)
X/Y Domain
(Max X, Max Y)
(Min X, Min Y)
Maximum resolution of a point = Map Units / Precision
e.g. map units = meters, precision = 1000, then
maximum resolution = 1 meter/1000 = 1 mm on the ground
Summary Concepts
The spatial reference of a dataset comprises
datum, projection and coordinate system.
For consistent analysis the spatial reference
of data sets should be the same.
ArcGIS does projection on the fly so can
display data with different spatial references
properly if they are properly specified.
ArcGIS terminology
Define projection. Specify the projection for
some data without changing the data.
Project. Change the data from one projection
to another.