[LEAPSECS] LEAPSECS Digest, Vol 51, Issue 22

[Richard B. Langley]

Those wishing to "bone up" on geodesy and coordinate systems,  
especially those used in the U.K., may wish to read:
<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/docs/A_Guide_to_Coordinate_Systems_in_Great_Britain.pdf>
-- Richard

Quoting Ian Batten <igb at batten.eu.org>:


>

> On 7 Feb 2011, at 17:21, Finkleman, Dave wrote:

>

>> I finally get a chance to look like I might know something.

>>

>> Neiher Gravity nor the Geoid are "standardized."  Witness that maps from

>> some countries do not employ WGS-84.

>

>

> United Kingdom uses OSGB36 rather than WGS84, and a different  

> Elipsoid too (Airy 1830) which is a better fit locally.

>

> ian

>

>

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  Richard B. Langley                            E-mail: lang at unb.ca
  Geodetic Research Laboratory                  Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/
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  University of New Brunswick                   Fax:      +1 506 453-4943
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