Map Projections in the GIS

(Lecture notes for the PHD course)

The draft of the cartographical representation of the Earth surface
 

Geographic coordinate system on the sphere and ellipsoid of revolution
 

Transformations among the diverse coordinate systems of a reference surface
 

Transformations of geographic coordinates between different reference surfaces
 

Map projections and distortions
 

Azimuthal map projections
 

Cylindrical map projections
 

Oblique cylindrical map projections
 

Transverse cylindrical map projections
 

Conical map projections
 

Locating and reporting systems for the military and navigation
 

World Geographic Reference System (GEOREF)
 

Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)
 

Conversions between map coordinates of different projections