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October 2010

Create a Coordinate System

Summary
A Coordinate System provides the information necessary to convert coordinates to different representations (Cartesian, Geodetic, Grid) and to transform coordinates between the WGS1984 and the Local coordinate system being used. A Coordinate System may be attached to a Project. This guide will illustrate creating a coordinate system in LGO. Note: Transformations, Ellipsoids, Projections and Geoid Models must be previously defined in order to be able to select them from the lists.

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Procedure: Create a Geoid Model

In LGO, Select the Coordinate System Management Icon in the Management sidebar. Next > right click on Coordinate systems in the Tree view and select New.

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1. Enter the Name of the Coordinate System. 2. Select a Transformation from the list. Transformations may be calculated using Datum/Map or in the case of a Classical 2D and 3D, manually entered. If the user has selected a Transformation that was previously calculated using Datum/Map they may choose how to distribute the Residuals. The distribution weighting may be in relation to the distances between the point to be transformed and the control points or by using a Multiquadratic interpolation approach. No distribution will be selected by default. 3. Select an Ellipsoid for the Local system (System B) from the list. Note: An Ellipsoid cannot be selected if it is already defined in the Transformation or is not required if you are using a One Step or an Interpolation Transformation. 4. Select a Projection, or a Zone from the list. Except for the Customized Projections and the State Plane Zones, which are hardwired, Map Projections have to be defined before they become available in the list. Note: To switch between Projections and State Plane Zones right-click on the background of the Property-Sheet and select between Projections and Zones. A Projection is not required if the user is using a One Step or an Interpolation Transformation. 5. If required select a Geoid model from the list. 6. If required select a CSCS Model (Country Specific Coordinate System Model) from the list. CSCS models have to be defined before they become available in the list. 7. Enter the optional Note to describe the Coordinate System. 8. Press OK to confirm or Cancel to abort the function.

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