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--- braindump [2017/02/08 17:02] – [Prominence] allchin09
+++ braindump [2018/10/08 23:26] – [Web Mercator (EPSG:3857/EPSG:900913)] allchin09
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     * Work is going to be done (timeframe not specified) on "bringing the GNR (Geographic Names Regester) into the 21st century
     * Many errors in the listed coordinates are due to the location being recorded in lat/long to the nearest minute but in the top left corner of the grid square, as opposed to the bottom left as convention dictates.
+  * AA spoke with staff member from GNB on the matter (Apr 2018):
+    * Acknowledged the issue and the plans for a project to address it
+    * No funding available in the current political climate
 ====== Licensing ======
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 ==== AGD66 ====
-The datum used on topographic maps before GDA94. 2nd Edition topographic maps use the AMG66 projection which is derived from AGD66.
+The datum used on topographic maps before GDA94. 1st and 2nd Edition topographic maps use the AMG66 projection which is derived from AGD66.
 ==== Australian National Grid (ANG) ====
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 ===== Web Mercator (EPSG:3857/EPSG:900913) =====
-Used in many popular web mapping applications (Google/Bing/OpenStreetMap). Uses spherical development of ellipsoidal coordinates. Relative to an ellipsoidal development errors of up to 800 meters in position and 0.7 percent in scale may arise. It is not a recognized geodetic system: see WGS 84 / World Mercator (CRS code 3395).
+Used in many popular web mapping applications (Google/Bing/OpenStreetMap). Uses spherical development of ellipsoidal coordinates. Relative to an ellipsoidal development errors of up to 40 km may arise. It is not a recognized geodetic system: see WGS 84 / World Mercator (CRS code 3395).
+For details on the issues using Web Mercator for geospatial applications, see the report from the US NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) on [[http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/wgs84/web_mercator/(U)%20NGA_SIG_0011_1.0.0_WEBMERC.pdf|Implementation Practice
+Web Mercator Map Projection]]
 ===== Universal Transverse Mecator (UTM) =====
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 ^Parameter              ^ Clarke 1858   ^ ANS      ^ GRS80       ^ WGS84       |
-^Major Semi Axis        | 6378293.645   | 6378160  | 6378137     | 6378137     |
+^Major Semi Axis (m)    | 6378293.645   | 6378160  | 6378137     | 6378137     |
 ^Inverse Flattening     | 294.26        | 298.25   | 298.2572221 | 298.2572236 |
 ^Used in                | ANG           | AGD, AMG | GDA, MGA    | GPS         |