Coordinate systems of the world : datums and grids / Clifford J. Mugnier.

By:

Mugnier, Clifford J [author.]

Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2023Edition: First EditionDescription: xxvii, 937p.: illContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781032310343
9781032310404

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Coordinate systems of the worldDDC classification:

912 23/eng20221102

LOC classification:

G1021 .M79 2023

Summary: "A comprehensive consolidation of data for the world, this book gives a short precis of each nation, each nation's history, its topography and a chronology of the development of geodetic surveying and coordinate systems for that specific nation. A starting point of information for understanding the world's datums and grids. Based on the details available for each nation, the reader is given an overall view that can answer questions regarding the sources of spatial information available, their limitations, and the critical things to be aware. The topographic maps compiled over the centuries represent the mixes of technology specifically to that nation. The book is a starting point for information and clues regarding existing maps and how those maps and coordinate systems were created"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA - MAIN LIBRARY	G1021 .M79 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0199625

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A comprehensive consolidation of data for the world, this book gives a short precis of each nation, each nation's history, its topography and a chronology of the development of geodetic surveying and coordinate systems for that specific nation. A starting point of information for understanding the world's datums and grids. Based on the details available for each nation, the reader is given an overall view that can answer questions regarding the sources of spatial information available, their limitations, and the critical things to be aware. The topographic maps compiled over the centuries represent the mixes of technology specifically to that nation. The book is a starting point for information and clues regarding existing maps and how those maps and coordinate systems were created"-- Provided by publisher.

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