Discrete Global Grids: A Web Book

Abstract

Discrete Global Grids: A Web Book (2002) was edited by Michael F. Goodchild and A. Jon Kimerling and produced with the support of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). This document reproduces the eight ‘chapters’ of the book, each of which deals with a specific aspect of discrete global grids as a method for specifying geographic location on the surface of the earth. The chapters are as follows:Chapter 1: Developing an Equal Area Global Grid by Small Circle Subdivision, by Lian Song, A. Jon Kimerling and Kevin SahrChapter Two: Interoperable Cooordinate Transformation and Identification of Coordinate Systems, by Daniel SpechtChapter Three: Discovering, Modeling and Visualizing Global Grids over the Internet, by Yvan G. Leclerc, Martin Reddy, Lee Iverson and Michael EriksenChapter Four: The Global Spatial Model, by Earl F. BurkholderChapter Five: EASE-Grid- A Versatile Set of Equal-Area Projections and Grids, by Mary J. Brodzik and Kenneth W. KnowlesChapter Six: Ellipsoidal Area Computations of Large Terrestrial Objects, by Hrvoje LukatelaChapter Seven: A Seamless Global Terrain Model in the Hipparchus System, by Hrvoje LukatelaChapter Eight: Criteria and Measures for the Comparison of Global Geocoding Systems