Geodetic Engineering Lecture 4: Coordinate System and Map Projection

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______ is specially developed for the map of America.

It

Orthographic projections are an example of ______ map projection.

azimuthal

In azimuthal map projection, all meridians and parallels are ellipses, circles, or straight lines, making it ______.

Aphylactic

Gnomonic projections and stereographic projections are examples of ______ map projection.

azimuthal

In azimuthal map projection, all great circles, not merely those passing through the center, are shown as straight lines on a ______ form.

spherical

Longitude values are measured relative to the ______ meridian

prime

______ map projection is credited to Hipparchus, who lived in Greece from about 160 to 125 B.C.

azimuthal

Geographic Coordinates system has its origin at the mass-center of the Earth with the X- and Y-axes in the plane of the ______

equator

Latitude values range from -90° at the South Pole to +90° at the ______ Pole

North

Geographic Coordinates include an angular unit of measure, a prime meridian, and a ______

datum

A point is referenced by its longitude and ______ values

latitude

Longitude values are measured relative to the prime ______

meridian

Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering Perspective Conic Projection Bonne Projection Polyconic Projection Lambert Conformal Projection Alber Equal-Area Projection LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION 3/3/2024 MAJOR MAP PROJECTION MAJOR MAP PROJECTION o ______ PROJECTIONS o ______ PROJECTIONS

AZIMUTHAL

All azimuthal projection have the following in common: The following are examples of azimuthal projections: Great circles passing through the center of projection appear as radiating straight lines of true direction.Points that are equally distant from the center of projection on the sphere are equally distant on the map.The distortion is equal for all places that are equally distant from the center, and the center is ______ free.

distortion

Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering Perspective Conic Projection ______ Projection Polyconic Projection Lambert Conformal Projection Alber Equal-Area Projection LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION 3/3/2024 MAJOR MAP PROJECTION MAJOR MAP PROJECTION o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS  All azimuthal projection have the following in common:  The following are examples of azimuthal projections: Great circles passing through the center of projection appear as radiating straight lines of true direction.Points that are equally distant from the center of projection on the sphere are equally distant on the map.The ______ is equal for all places that are equally distant from the center, and the center is distortion free.

distortion

Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering Perspective Conic Projection Bonne Projection Polyconic Projection Lambert Conformal Projection Alber Equal-Area Projection LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION 3/3/2024 MAJOR MAP PROJECTION MAJOR MAP PROJECTION o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS  All azimuthal projection have the following in common:  The following are examples of azimuthal projections: Great circles passing through the center of projection appear as radiating straight lines of true direction.Points that are equally distant from the center of projection on the sphere are equally distant on the map.The distortion is equal for all places that are equally distant from the center, and the center is ______ free.

distortion

Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering Perspective Conic Projection Bonne Projection Polyconic Projection Lambert Conformal Projection Alber Equal-Area Projection LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION 3/3/2024 MAJOR MAP PROJECTION MAJOR MAP PROJECTION o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS  All azimuthal projection have the following in common:  The following are examples of azimuthal projections: Great circles passing through the center of projection appear as radiating straight lines of true direction.Points that are equally distant from the center of projection on the sphere are equally distant on the map.The ______ is equal for all places that are equally distant from the center, and the center is distortion free.

distortion

Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering Perspective Conic Projection Bonne Projection Polyconic Projection Lambert Conformal Projection Alber Equal-Area Projection LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology Department of Geodetic Engineering LECTURE 4: COORDINATE SYSTEM AND MAP PROJECTION 3/3/2024 MAJOR MAP PROJECTION MAJOR MAP PROJECTION o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS o AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS  All azimuthal projection have the following in common:  The following are examples of azimuthal projections: Great circles passing through the center of projection appear as radiating straight lines of true direction.Points that are equally distant from the center of projection on the sphere are equally distant on the map.The ______ is equal for all places that are equally distant from the center, and the center is distortion free.

distortion

Explore the concepts of coordinate systems and map projections with a focus on azimuthal map projection, specifically developed for the map of America. Learn about examples such as the orthographic projection in this lecture from Bulacan Agricultural State College Institute of Engineering and Applied Technology, Department of Geodetic Engineering.

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