Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Understanding Map Data

• Understanding Geospatial Geometry

• Understanding Spherical Coordinates

Spheres, Spheroids, and Geoids

Geoid and Ellipsoid

The Ellipsoid Vector

Understanding Latitude and Longitude

• Understanding Angles, Directions, and Distances

Positions, Azimuths, Headings, Distances, Length, and Ranges

Working with Length and Distance Units

Working with Angles: Units and Representations

Working with Distances on the Sphere

Angles as Binary and Formatted Numbers

• Understanding Map Projections

What Is a Map Projection?

Forward and Inverse Projection

Projection Distortions

• Great Circles, Rhumb Lines, and Small Circles

• Directions and Areas on the Sphere and Spheroid

Reckoning - The Forward Problem

Distance, Azimuth, and Back-Azimuth (the Inverse Problem)

Measuring Area of Spherical Quadrangles

Planetary Almanac Data

• Creating and Viewing Maps

• Making Three-Dimensional Maps

• Customizing and Printing Maps

• Manipulating Geospatial Data

• Using Map Projections and Coordinate Systems

• Creating Web Map Service Maps

• Mapping Applications

• Map Projections Reference

• Release Notes

Learn more about Mapping Toolbox

Understanding Geospatial Geometry

See Understanding Map Data for information on how geographic phenomena are encoded and represented numerically, and how geodata is structured.

Reading and Writing Geospatial Data

Reading and Writing Geospatial Data

Understanding Spherical Coordinates

Understanding Spherical Coordinates

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