Map Projection Transformation: Principles and Applications

With the advance of science and technology, there have been breakthroughs in the field of classical research and methods of map projection. Among these, computer science and space science have had the greater influence upon the field of research and the formation of a working body of map projection, developing them in breadth and depth. This book reflects several aspects of the development of modern mathematical cartography, especially the theory and methods of map projection transformation. Map projection transformation is an area of research in mathematical cartography newly developed over the last 25 years. It is widely used in surveying and computer-assisted cartography, data processing for information systems, and the transformation of data from space, remote sensing, and other space sciences. The development of map projection transformation not only expands new areas of research on mathematical cartography, but it also further develops the applied area with the creation and application of map projection transformation software and mapping mathematics bases on the computer.

Professor Oihe Yang is a doctoral tutor in the Department of Cartography of the Zhengzhou Institute of Surveying and Mapping. He is known for his great achievements in the fields of map projection, map projection transformation, spatial information positioning systems and map pattern recognition. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers and seven books. The late John P. Snyder retired from the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, and was a past president of the American Cartographic Association. He was the author of numerous papers and seven books about map projections Waldo R. Tobler is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.