Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
Projecting the curved Earth onto a plane and transforming between coordinate systems.
GEOM-340 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned
Offered by HSM University · Geomatics Engineering
Course content
- 1Why projections distortComing
- 2Scale factors and distortionComing
- 3Cylindrical projectionsComing
- 4Conic projectionsComing
- 5Azimuthal projectionsComing
- 6Transverse Mercator and UTMComing
- 7Projected coordinate systems in CanadaComing
- 8Grid and ground distancesComing
- 9Datum transformationsComing
- 10NAD83(CSRS) and epochsComing
- 11Coordinate transformations in softwareComing
- 12Practical problemsComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Projecting the curved Earth onto a plane and transforming between coordinate systems.
Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 3.