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Managing, Creating, Editing Coord Systems GPS900 59
4.3 Creating/Editing a Coordinate System
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Coordinate systems can be defined by manual creation or determined by calculation. In this
chapter, the manual creation of coordinate systems is explained. Refer to "28 Working with
Determine Coord System" for information on the determination by calculation.
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Coordinate systems with a Classic 3D transformation can be defined by manual creation.
Creating/Editing a
coordinate system
step-by-step
Step Description
1.
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2. In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system.
When creating a new coordinate system, a copy of this coordinate system is
taken for further configurations.
3. NEW (F2) or EDIT (F3)
4. MANAGE New Coordinate System or MANAGE Edit Coordinate System
Name. A unique name for the new coordinate system. The name may be up to
16 characters long and may include spaces.
Residuals. Available for transformations with control points. Manually entered
transformations do not have control points. The method by which residuals are
distributed throughout the transformation area. The transformation results
become more realistic and any strain is dispersed in the transformation.