Map Projection Transformation: Principles and Applications [Paperback]

Qihe Yang (Author), John Snyder (Author), Waldo Tobler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0748406689 | ISBN-13: 978-0748406685 | Publication Date: December 18, 1999 | Edition: 1

With the advance of science and technology, there have been breakthroughs in the field of classical research and methods of map projection. Among these, computer science and space science have had the greater influence upon the field of research and the formation of a working body of map projection, developing them in breadth and depth.
This book reflects several aspects of the development of modern mathematical cartography, especially the theory and methods of map projection transformation. Map projection transformation is an area of research in mathematical cartography newly developed over the last 25 years. It is widely used in surveying and computer-assisted cartography, data processing for information systems, and the transformation of data from space, remote sensing, and other space sciences. The development of map projection transformation not only expands new areas of research on mathematical cartography, but it also further develops the applied area with the creation and application of map projection transformation software and mapping mathematics bases on the computer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (December 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0748406689
• ISBN-13: 978-0748406685
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,115,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent reference book, March 15, 2002

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Aaron Stafford (Chico, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Map Projection Transformation: Principles and Applications (Paperback)

This book provides a very solid base for working through the processes of projection transformations. I have searched for months for a text that explains polynomial approximation in a way that I can understand, and was very pleased with the detail with which this topic was introduced. As a computer scientist without a robust mathmatical background, I was able to use this text as a very solid first step into the details of numerical transformation.