Tom Adams, post: 385971, member: 7285 wrote: ...since they are all "scale factors"NGS data sheets list "Scale Factor", "Elevation Factor", and "Combi...

Tell him that it can't be done and show him this to prove it:[MEDIA=youtube]QxjVW8iLMdU[/MEDIA]

Mark, that's a good question. In 2002, the superintendent of the system I was teaching in was touting a concept that he called "high school plus two."...

Loyal, post: 380245, member: 228 wrote: Just a pet peeve of mine, carry on. I hear you, Loyal

Absolutely, Tom. I think that designing a coordinate system is really the easy part, especially in today's world of boundless software. The hard part ...

[USER=225]@JOHN NOLTON[/USER] Thank you, John. Thaddeus Vincenty is one of the heroes. His papers are good reads, full of math but always clearly writ...

Some of the fundamental constants for Lambert a plane can be developed using algebra, geometry, maybe a little trig, and calculus. When you start to c...

Is there coursework anywhere that teaches the fundamentals of developing coordinate systems or does everyone learn whatever they can whenever they can...

I wouldn't attempt to recommend a projection system to a professional surveyor. As I recall Loyal's post, though, he was asked to create a similar rai...

That's an interesting observation, Moe. When I first learned of State Plane and saw how grid and ground distances were related through combined factor...

Spot on, Paul. This approach creates a different projection that shares its central parallel, central meridian, false northing, and false easting with...

[USER=197]@Brad Ott[/USER] the discussion seemed well in hand, so I didn't comment. The way Scott wrote the original equation, R can't be isolated bec...

You guys are wearing your professional/technical/service hats. The real opportunity lies elsewhere.I'm going to create a nationwide SMO; that's right,...