What is the Mapping Toolbox?
Dedication and Acknowledgment
Your First Maps
See the World
Explore Built-in Atlas Data
Tour Boston with the Map Viewer
Documentation Summary
Getting More Help
Mapping Toolbox Demos
Examples
Understanding Geospatial Geometry
Spheres, Spheroids, and Geoids
Geoid and Ellipsoid
Latitude and Longitude
Datums
Map Projections
Forward and Inverse Projection
Projection Distortions
Great Circles, Rhumb Lines, and Small Circles
Great Circles
Rhumb Lines
Small Circles
Angles and Directions on the Sphere and Spheroid
Reckoning -- the Forward Problem
Distance, Azimuth, and Back-azimuth (the Inverse Problem)
Planetary Almanac Data
Measuring Area of Spherical Quadrangles
Understanding Map Data
Maps and Map Data
What Is a Map?
What Is Geospatial Data?
Types of Map Data Handled by the Mapping Toolbox
Vector Geodata
Raster Geodata
Combining Vector and Raster Geodata
Understanding Vector Data
Points, Lines, Polygons
Segments Versus Polygons
Mapping Toolbox Geographic Data Structures
Understanding Raster Data
Georeferencing Raster Data
Regular Data Grids
Geolocated Data Grids
Reading and Writing Geospatial Data
Creating and Viewing Maps
Introduction to Mapping Graphics
Simple Map Displays Using worldmap and usamap
Axes for Drawing Maps
Using axesm
Accessing and Manipulating Map Axes Properties
Switching Between Projections
Projected and Unprojected Graphic Objects
The Map Frame
Map and Frame Limits
The Map Grid
Displaying Vector Data with Mapping Toolbox Functions
Displaying Vector Maps as Lines
Displaying Vector Maps as Patches
Displaying Data Grids
Fitting Gridded Data to the Graticule
Using Raster Data to Create 3-D Displays
Interacting with Displayed Maps
Defining Small Circles and Tracks Interactively
Working with Objects by Name
Making Three-Dimensional Maps
Sources of Terrain Data
Digital Terrain Elevation Data from NIMA
Digital Elevation Model Files from USGS
Determining What Elevation Data Exists for a Region
Reading Elevation Data Interactively
Determining and Visualizing Visibility Across Terrain
Shading and Lighting Terrain Maps
Surface Relief Shading
Colored Surface Shaded Relief
Relief Mapping with Light Objects
Draping Data on Elevation Maps
Draping Data over Terrain with Different Gridding
Working with the Globe Display
Customizing and Printing Maps
Inset Maps
Graphic Scales
North Arrows
Thematic Maps
Choropleth Maps
Special Thematic Mapping Functions
Using Cartesian MATLAB Display Functions
Using Colormaps and Colorbars
Printing Maps to Scale
Manipulating Geospatial Data
Units and Notation
Converting Latitude and Longitude Notations
Converting Distance Units
Converting Time Notations
Manipulating Vector Data
Repackaging Vector Objects
Matching Line Segments
Geographic Interpolation
Vector Intersections
Polygon Area
Overlaying Polygons with Boolean Logic
Cutting Polygons at the Date Line
Building Buffer Zones
Trimming Vector Data to a Rectangular Region
Trimming Vector Data to an Arbitrary Region
Simplifying Vector Coordinate Data
Manipulating Raster Data
Vector-to-Raster Data Conversion
Data Grids as Logical Variables
Data Grid Values Along a Path
Data Grid Gradient, Slope, and Aspect
Using Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
What Is a Map Projection?
Quantitative Properties of Map Projections
The Three Main Families of Map Projections
Cylindrical Projections
Conic Projections
Azimuthal Projections
Projection Aspect
The Orientation Vector
Projection Parameters
Projection Characteristics Maps Can Have
Visualizing and Quantifying Projection Distortions
Displays of Spatial Error in Maps
Quantifying Map Distortions at Point Locations
Accessing, Computing, and Inverting Map Projection Data
Accessing Projected Coordinate Data
Projecting Coordinates Without a Map Axes
Inverse Map Projection
Coordinate Transformations
Working with the UTM System
Summary and Guide to Projections
Mapping Applications
Geographic Statistics
Geographic Means
Geographic Standard Deviation
Equal-Areas in Geographic Statistics
Geographically Filtering Datasets
Navigation
Conventions for Navigational Functions
Fixing Position
Planning
Track Laydown - Displaying Navigational Tracks
Dead Reckoning
Drift Correction
Time Notation
Time Zones
Reference
Guide to Reference Pages
Functions -- Categorical List
Geospatial Data Import and Access
Vector Map Data and Geographic Data Structures
Georeferenced Images and Data Grids
Map Projections and Coordinates
Map Display and Interaction
Geographic Calculations
Utilities
Functions -- Alphabetical List
Projections Reference
Map Projections -- Alphabetical List
GUI Reference
Graphical User Interface Functions -- Categorical List
Map Definition Tools
Mapping Tools
Object Projection Tools
Display Manipulation Tools
Thematic Map Tools
Object Property Tools
Track Tools
Map Data Construction Tools
Graphical User Interface Functions -- Alphabetical List
Atlas Data
Types of Data
World Vector Data
Coastlines
Low-Resolution World Atlas Data
High-Resolution World Atlas Data
World Matrix Data
Political
Terrain
Geoid
United States Vector Data
Low-Resolution Data
Medium Resolution State Outlines
United States Matrix Data
Political
Terrain
Astronomical Data
Bibliography
Glossary
Printable Documentation (PDF)
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