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Co-ordinate/Coordinate Conversion

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Co-ordinate Conversion / Coordinate Conversion - definition(s)

coordinate conversion - A mathematical operation on coordinates that does not include a change of datum. The best-known example of a coordinate conversion is a map projection. The parameters describing coordinate conversions are defined rather than empirically derived.

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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 06 June 2011 07:27:11, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary External 


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