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Basic Geodesy, Coordinate Systems, and Scale

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Chapter 2: Basic Geodesy, Coordinate Systems, and Scale
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BASIC GEODESY
        The Size and Shape of the Earth
        Datums
COORDINATE GEOMETRY FOR THE CARTOGRAPHER
        Plane Coordinate Geometry
        The Geographic Grid
               Latitude Determination
               Longitude Determination
               The Complete Geographic Grid
                      Decimal Degrees
               Principal Geometric Relationships of the Earth’s Geographic Grid
                     Linear
                     Angular
                     Azimuth
                     Area
                     Points
                     Circles on the Grid
SCALE REVISITED
        Scale and Line Generation
REFERENCES
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