Coordinate Systems Overview
Metadata and Revision History
Page contents
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About the main contributors
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Details about the file
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Key words
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Index words
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Prerequisite units
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Subsequent units
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Revision history
1. About the main contributors
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author: Peter H. Dana, pdana@mail.utexas.edu, Department of Geography,
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, 78712-1098
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editor: Kenneth E. Foote, k.foote@mail.utexas.edu, Department of Geography,
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, 78712-1098
2. Details about the file
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current URL of file: http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/u013.html
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supporting files (text):
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http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/u013_f.html. Unit frame.
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http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/u013_metadata.html. Metadata
file.
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http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/u013_notes.html. Instructor's
Notes.
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http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/u013_toc.html. Complete table
of contents.
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http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/u013_tocshort.html. Short table
of contents to appear in frame.
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supporting files including 30 figures and 12 tables
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all files in directory http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/figures/
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all files in directory http:http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u013/tables/
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last revision date: 21 May 1997
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unit title: Coordinate System Overview
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unit key number: Unit 013w
3. Key words
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Coordinate Systems
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Georeferencing
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Precise Positioning
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Location
4. Index words
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reference ellipsoid ("reference ellipsoid")
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geodetic datum ("geodetic datum")
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Cartesian coordinates ("Cartesian coordinates")
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Earth Centered, Earth Fixed Coordinates ("ECEF")
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Universal Transverse Mercator ("UTM")
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Military Grid Reference System ("MGRS")
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World Geographic Reference Systems ("GEOREF")
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Universal Polar Stereographic Coordinates ("UPS")
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British National Grid ("BNS")
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State Plane Coordinate System ("SPC")
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US Public Land Survey System ("USPLS")
5. Prerequisite units
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008 - Representing the Earth
6. Subsequent units
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018 - Mapping the Earth
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066 - Populating the GISystem
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082 - Kinds of Geospatial Data
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096 - Handling Uncertainty
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136 - Making it Work
7. Revision history
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28 February 1997. 12 tables converted from gif to html format. New tables
placed in /tables subdirectory below unit root. Figures renumbered.
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2 March 1997. Web references added to text and bibliography.
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13 March 1997. Major format revision. Bold and italics added for definitions
and technical terms. Frame version and short table of contents created.
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25 March 1997. Editorial changes made in sections 2.1 (Reference Ellipsoids);
2.2 (Geodetic Datums); 3.3 (UTM); and 4.5 (Metes and Bounds). Additional
technical and definitional terms highlighted. NAME annotations corrected
to properly anchor text.
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21 May 1997. Further editorial changes made. File posted to NCGIA
website.
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4 July 1997. Figure 3 replaced.
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7 July 2000. External links updated.