Datums and Map Projections: For Remote Sensing, GIS and Surveying

by Jonathan Iliffe, Roger Lott

Over the years since its first appearance, "datums and map projections" has become a key book for many students and professionals around the world. Its theme - a practical guide to coordinate reference systems - is as important now as when it was first published, probably more so when we consider the ever growing use of satellite navigation systems and the introduction of web mapping services such as google earth.while retaining the benefits of the first edition - clear presentation assuming no prior knowledge, a problem-solving approach, practical examples and the combination of gps-derived data with data from other sources - the rewritten and expanded second edition offers very much a different structure to give a better grouping of common themes; greater scope to cover all possible different types of coordinate reference system that are used in mapping and related areas; more examples and case studies from around the world; adoption of the terminology of the iso 19111 standard

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 22, 2000

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was a bit confused about the topic so I went to my local university library to study up. I found a book that really filled me in on this topic. It is a bit heady with math and stuff but you can skip those paragraphs. It covers datums, projections, coordinate systems, coordinate reference systems, GPS, and all the wonderful math involved in transformations and conversions between datums and coordinate systems.

[Dennis Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superior overall graphic design. Map graphics and diagrams are legible, visually interesting, and designed for consistency within each category of graphics (maps, diagrams, tables, and process flow charts).

[Michal Paszkiewicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read that will explain everything you need to know about datums and map projections. The explanation of how GPS works at the end was also highly informative.

The book is fairly technical, but readable without much prior knowledge.