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|Coordinate transformation| Change of coordinates from one CRS to another, where the CRSs datums differ| | |Coordinate transformation| Change of coordinates from one CRS to another, where the CRSs datums differ| | ||
|Datum| Defines the position of the origin, the scale and the orientation of the axis of a coordinate system with respect to an object| | |Datum| Defines the position of the origin, the scale and the orientation of the axis of a coordinate system with respect to an object| | ||
+ | |Easting| Distance in a CRS eastwards (positive) or westwards (negative) from a north-south reference| | ||
+ | |Ellipsoid| A closed surface formed by the rotation of an ellipse about a main axis. The figure of the Earth is usually modelled as an ellipsoid which is slightly squished from the shape of a sphere at the poles. Shape usually described by terms //a// and //b// (semi-major and semi-minor axis lengths) or //a// and // | ||
+ | |Ellipsoidal height (// | ||
+ | |Geodetic coordinate system|A coordinate system where position is specified by geodetic latitude, geodetic longitude and (for 3d case) ellipsoidal height| | ||
+ | |Geodetic latitude| Angle from the equatorial plane to the perpendicular to the ellipsoid through a given point, positive northwards| | ||
+ | |Geodetic longitude| Angle from the prime meridian plane to the meridian plane of a given point, positive eastwards| | ||
+ | |Geoid| Equipotential surface of the Earth' | ||
+ | |Geoid-ellipsoid separation (// | ||
+ | |Gravity-related height (// | ||
+ | |Height| Either ellipsoidal or gravity-related height| | ||
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