CHOOSE ELLIPSOID
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Select ellipsoid [S] <== User can choose one of the ellipsoids below
Default (NAPD80) [CR] <== User chooses the default ellipsoid
Define ellipsoid [D] <== User can define another ellipsoid
List ellipsoids [L] <== User can list available ellipsoids
Quit [Q] <== Exit the ellipsoid menu
[S] Select ellipsoid
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The user must enter a number from 1-14 to select a predefined
ellipsoid. The program will prompt for a value.
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[CR] Default ellipsoid
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The user chooses the NAD83 ellipsoid by pressing ENTER
14 NAD83 6378137.0000 6356752.3142
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[D] Define Ellipsoid
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The user can enter a combination of semi major axis and semi minor
axiz or flattening to define the ellipsoid. The program will prompt
for the values.
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[L] List Ellipsoids
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The program will list the available ellipsoids
- CLARKE 1866
- semi-major = 6378206.4000
- semi-minor = 6356583.8000
- INTERNATIONAL
- semi-major = 6378388.0000
- semi-minor = 6356911.9461
- BESSEL
- semi-major = 6377397.1550
- semi-minor = 6356078.9628
- EVEREST
- semi-major = 6377276.3450
- semi-minor = 6356075.4131
- KRASSOVSKIY
- semi-major = 6378245.0000
- semi-minor = 6356863.0188
- CLARKE 1880
- semi-major = 6378249.1450
- semi-minor = 6356514.8695
- AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL (SAD69)
- semi-major = 6378160.0000
- semi-minor = 6356774.7192
- FISCHER (MERCURY)
- semi-major = 6378166.0000
- semi-minor = 6356784.2836
- FISCHER(ASIA)
- semi-major = 6378155.0000
- semi-minor = 6356773.3205
- HOUGH
- semi-major = 6378270.0000
- semi-minor = 6356794.3434
- AVERAGE TERRESTRIAL
- semi-major = 6378135.0000
- semi-minor = 6356750.3049
- NWL9D
- semi-major = 6378145.0000
- semi-minor = 6356759.7695
- NWL10F (WGS72)
- semi-major = 6378135.0000
- semi-minor = 6356750.5200
- NAD83
- semi-major = 6378137.0000
- semi-minor = 6356752.3142
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