Defining a universal geodetic coordinate system is one of the fundamental challenges of geodesy. We present a review of the basic general coordinate systems -- the space rectangular coordinate system, the geodetic coo...Defining a universal geodetic coordinate system is one of the fundamental challenges of geodesy. We present a review of the basic general coordinate systems -- the space rectangular coordinate system, the geodetic coordinate system, the topocentric coordinate system, and the plane coordinate system. We then look ： t the World Geodetic System WGS72 and WGS84 and the In- ternational Terrestrial Reference Frames ITRF2000 and 1TRF2005, which were introduced when space technology became avail- able. The history of international geodetic coordinate systems in the Antarctic region is briefly reviewed and the development of the geodetic coordinate systems in the Chinese Great Wall Station and Zhongshan Station in Antarctica is outlined. Finally, the issue of coordinate system transformation is discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant nos.41176173,41176172)the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration,SOA(Grant no.CHINARE2012-02-02)the National Administration of Surveying,Mapping and Geoinformation of China(Grant no.1469990324229)
文摘Defining a universal geodetic coordinate system is one of the fundamental challenges of geodesy. We present a review of the basic general coordinate systems -- the space rectangular coordinate system, the geodetic coordinate system, the topocentric coordinate system, and the plane coordinate system. We then look ： t the World Geodetic System WGS72 and WGS84 and the In- ternational Terrestrial Reference Frames ITRF2000 and 1TRF2005, which were introduced when space technology became avail- able. The history of international geodetic coordinate systems in the Antarctic region is briefly reviewed and the development of the geodetic coordinate systems in the Chinese Great Wall Station and Zhongshan Station in Antarctica is outlined. Finally, the issue of coordinate system transformation is discussed.
