[Proj] Ellipsoid data sources

[Jan Hartmann]

Prof. Mugnier, did you find your copy of the Strasser book, and if so, 
could you provide some sort of copy for me? I am struggling with the 
late 18th/early 19th century topographical maps of the Netherlands, 
Belgium, Western Germany and Northern France, especially the Tranchot, 
Ferraris and Cassini maps, plus the earliest national topographical maps 
of the 19th century. I'm trying to make some sort of "Google History" 
mapping application, based on 1:50000 and larger-scaled maps, and I need 
as much information on their parameters as I can get. Strassers book is 
not available in any library in the Netherlands at all.

Thanks,

Jan Hartmann

Dr. J. Hartmann
Department of Geography
University of Amsterdam

OvV_HN wrote:
> There are more sources with 200+ ellipsoids, e.g. the ESRI software and the 
> ArcGIS documentation.
> That's not so difficult: about 50+ traditional ellipsoids, and the adjusted 
> ellipsoids for all Minnesota and Wisconsin counties, plus the mostly sphere 
> definitions for extraterrestrial bodies.
>
> Strasser: probably?:
>
> Georg Straßer
>  Ellipsoidische Parameter der Erdfigur (1800-1950)
> München 1957, ISBN 3 7696 8109 6
>
> Oscar van Vlijmen
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clifford J Mugnier" <cjmce at lsu.edu>
> To: <geraldi.evenden at gmail.com>; "PROJ.4 and general Projections 
> Discussions" <proj at lists.maptools.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Proj] Ellipsoid data sources
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>
> The largest I have ever seen in one place that is published is Georg 
> Strasser's Ph.D. dissertation from the 1960s, but I don't know if it's 
> available on the internet.  Of course, it doesn't have the ones listed after 
> that date of publication.  I think it contained over 200 ellipsoids  ...
>
> I'm writing this from out of town, so I can't put my finger on my copy for a 
> week or so.
>
> Cliff Mugnier
> LSU
>
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> From: proj-bounces at lists.maptools.org on behalf of Gerald I. Evenden
> Sent: Fri 02-Jan-09 11:08
> To: PROJ.4 and general Projections Discussions
> Subject: [Proj] Ellipsoid data sources
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>
> Because I was refurbishing the GEOD_ELLIPS structure array of standard earth
> ellipse constants with its current 54 entries I seem to recall a seeing a
> list that may have been longer.  However browsing the normal list of 
> suspects
> has turned up nothing.
>
> Does anyone have info on a well vetted and comprehensive list of earth
> ellipsoid constants.
>
> Thanks.
>
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