Horizontal Coordinate System Definition, Planar | ||
The following elements comprise the Horizontal Coordinate System, Planar Definition: |
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Map Projection, mandatory the systematic representation of all or part of the surface of the Earth on a plane or developable surface. |
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Grid Coordinate System, mandatory a plane-rectangular coordinate system usually based on, and mathematically adjusted to, a map projection so that geographic positions can be readily transformed to and from plane coordinates. |
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Distance and Bearing Representation, mandatory a method of encoding the position of a point by measuring its distance and direction (azimuth angle) from another point. |
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Planar Distance Units, mandatory |
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Planar Coordinate Encoding Method, mandatory the means used to represent horizontal positions. |
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One of the following: |
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Coordinate Representation, mandatory the method of encoding the position of a point by measuring its distance from perpendicular reference axes (the "coordinate pair" and "row and column" methods). |
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Distance and Bearing Representation, mandatory a method of encoding the position of a point by measuring its distance and direction (azimuth angle) from another point. |
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Planar Distance Units, mandatory units of measure used for distances. |
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