Chapter 9 Map Digitizing and GPS For the book Mapping in the Cloud Guilford Press Michael P. Peterson
Raster Encoding
Vector Encoding
Other encoding methods
X,Y Coordinate Digitizer
Large format scanner
Raster to Vector Conversion
Relationship between Cartesian and spherical coordinates
GPS satellite
Handheld GPS receiver
Measuring signal travel time
GDOP - Geometric Dilution of Precision
Discriminating Signal from Background Noise
Signals from multiple satellites determine location
Differential Correction