{"product_id":"map-projections-erik-w-grafarend-9783642364938","title":"Map Projections: Cartographic Information Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the context of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) the book offers a timely review Map Projections. The first chapters are of foundational type. We introduce the mapping from a left Riemann manifold to a right one specified as conformal, equiaerial and equidistant, perspective and geodetic. In particular, the mapping from a Riemann manifold to a Euclidean manifold (\"plane\") and the design of various coordinate systems are reviewed . A speciality is the treatment of surfaces of Gaussian curvature zero. The largest part is devoted for mapping the sphere and the ellipsoid-of-revolution to tangential plane, cylinder and cone (pseudo-cone) using the polar aspect, transverse as well as oblique aspect. Various Geodetic Mappings as well as the Datum Problem sre reviewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first extension we introduce optimal map projections by variational calculus for the sphere, respectively the ellipsoid generating harmonic maps. The second extension reviews alternative maps for structures, namely torus (pneu), hyperboloid (cooling tower), paraboloid (parabolic mirror), onion shape (church tower) as well as clothoid (Hight Speed Railways) used in Project Surveying. Third, we present the Datum Transformation described by the Conformal Group C10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(3) in a threedimensional Euclidean space, a ten parameter conformal transformation. It leaves infinitesimal angles and distance ratios equivariant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumerical examples from classical and new map projections as well as twelve appendices document the Wonderful World of Map Projections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik W. Grafarend, Rey-Jer You, Rainer Syffus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3642364934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783642364938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.50w x 2.50d","brand":"Erik W. Grafarend","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149123186943,"sku":"9783642364938","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61daba73-9148-4e2a-930a-0c24680cf165.jpg?v=1688454957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/map-projections-erik-w-grafarend-9783642364938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}