Patent number: 5614913
Abstract: A system for selecting an optimal transformation T(G2;G1) between a first ellipsoid E1 (e.g., WGS 84) in a first global coordinate system G1, relative to which the survey measurements are made, and a second ellipsoid E2 in a second global coordinate system G2. A set of location coordinates (x'.sub.m,2, y'.sub.m,2,z'.sub.m,2) for M previously-surveyed locations, numbered m=1, . . . , M, and a set of location coordinates (x'.sub.n,1, y'.sub.n,1,z'.sub.n,1) for N presently-surveyed locations, numbered n=1, . . . , N (M.ltoreq.N) are provided, where the first M presently-surveyed locations coincide with the M previously-surveyed locations. The transformation is chosen so that the images of the location coordinates (x'.sub.n,1,y'.sub.n,1, z'.sub.n,1) for n=1, . . . , M under T(G2;G1) are as close as possible to the corresponding location coordinates (x'.sub.m,2,y'.sub.m,2, z'.sub.m,2) for m=1, . . . , M. Given an ellipsoid and a selected survey plane .tau.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
March 25, 1997
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation
Inventors:
Mark Nichols, Kenneth W. McBride, Ian Viney, Arthur Taylor, Richard Jackson, John F. Schipper