Computer software to calculate the systematic coordinate differences between two geodetic datums

The high degree of accuracy now found using GPS observation techniques has led to worldwide acceptance of the geocentric datums, specifically the WGS84 datum as the mainstay for referencing in the geodetic community. Nevertheless, local datums are non-geocentric and if we want to use GPS on their po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Besecky, Edward Joseph
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Dissertation
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40877
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02022010-020034/