Title: Definition of Map Terms
1Definition of Map Terms
- Map Scale Chart Length / Earth Length
- Small Scale Big Area Less Detail
- 11,000,000
- Large Scale Small Area More Detail
- 1250,000
- Great-Circle Distance the shortest distance
between two points on the curved surface of the
earth lies along the great circle passing through
these points - Rhum Line is a line crossing all meridians at a
constant angle. - This is the line which an aircraft tends to
follow when steered by a compass - It is a greater distance than the great-circle
route between the same two points
2Advantages to fly a Rhumb Line course instead of
great circle
- In low latitude, a R/L closely approximates a
great circle - Over short distances, a R/L and G.C. nearly
coincide - A R/L between points on or near the same meridian
of longitude approximates a great circle
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4Definition of Map Terms
- Conformality (correct representation of angles)
- To be conformal, a chart must have uniform scale
around any points, though not necessarily a
uniform scale over the entire map. - 2. Meridians and Parallels must intersect at
right angle - Mercator and Lambert are conformal
5Developed and Undeveloped Surface
- The surface of sphere or spheroid is said to be
undevelopable because no part of it may be spread
out flat without distortion - A plane, cylinder or cone which can be easily
flattened, is called developable surface . - Projection on these surface are termed Conical,
Cylindrical, and Azimuthal Projection
6Develop for flat of the earth
2.Cylinder
3.Cone
1.Plane
Cylindrical
Conical
Azimuthal
7Point of Tangency
- Names of Charts are different due to point of
tangency such as a plane of projection tangent. - Tangent at the Equator, called Equatorial Proj
- Tangent at the Poles, called Polar Proj
- Tangent at other places, called Oblique Proj
8Point of Tangency
N
N
N
E
W
E
W
E
W
S
S
S
Tangent at Pole called POLAR
Tangent at Equator called EQUITORAIL
Tangent at other point called OBLIQUE
9????????????????? Projection
- The method of representing all or part of the
surface of a sphere or spheroid on a plane
surface is called a map or chart project.
10Projection
Gnomonic Proj (Proj from the center of the sphere)
Stereo Proj (Proj from the opposite side of the
sphere)
Orthographic Proj (Proj from the infinity)
11Azimuthal Projection
- Polar Tangency 3 names
- Polar Azimuthal Gnomonic Proj
- Polar Azimuthal Stergographic Proj
- Polar Azimuthal Orthographic Proj
- Oblique Tangency 3 names
- Oblique Azimuthal Gnomonic Proj
- Oblique Azimuthal Stergographic Proj
- Oblique Azimuthal Orthographic Proj
12Azimuthal Projection
- 3. Equitorail Tangency 3 names
- Equitorail Azimuthal Gnomonic Proj
- Equitorail Azimuthal Stergographic Proj
- Equitorail Azimuthal Orthographic Proj
13Common Charts Used in Navigation
- Map Reading
- Plotting and Measuring Course Directions and
Distance
14Ideal Chart
- Comformality (?????????????????)
- Parallels and meridians must intersect at 90
- Scale or scale expansion must be the same along
the meridians as it is along the parallels - Scale vary point to point but it is the same in
all direction (Scale of any point independent
from Azimuth)
15Ideal Chart
- 2. Constant and Correct Scale
- Constant ratio to bear to distance on the earth
- 3. Correct Shape Representation
- 4. Correct Area Representation
- 5. Coordinate Easy to Located
- 6. Rhumd Lines as Straight Lines (Mercator map)
- 7. True Azimuth
16Cylindrical Projection (Mercator)
- The only cylindrical projection used for air NAV
is the MERCATOR - GERHARD MERCATOR design this type of chart first
in 1569 - The other types of the Mercator are Oblique
Mercator and Transverse Mercator
N
S
Transverse Mercator Polar Cylindrical Gnomonic
Proj
Oblique Mercator
Plane Mercator
17Mercator Projection
- Its graticule can be imagined by visualizing a
cylinder tangent at the equator to a translucent
globe with a light source at the center. - All parallels and meridians on the globe will be
projected on the cylinder as straight lines
crossing at right angles - Meridians will be evenly spaced, whereas
distance between parallels will increase rapidly
with latitude. - Scale on a Mercator is true only along the
equator. Elsewhere it expands as the secant of
the latitude, so that at 60N or S , scale is
twice that at the equator.
18- Best suited for use Mercator Projection is within
25 - 30 of the equator - In low latitudes, rhumb line and great circle
will be close together at middle and upper
latitudes the amount of divergence becomes quite
marked. - The great-circle route will always be shorter,
and it is part of the navigators duty to
determine whether the bother of plotting and the
increased risk of error in flying a series of
changing heading is justified by the saving in
distance.
19Characteristic of Mercator
- Conformality
- The meridians and parallel appear as straight
lines, intersected together at right angle - Area
- The area is not equal and are Greatly exaggerated
in height Lat. - Scale
- Scale correct only at the equator else where it
expand as the secant of Lat . - Using mid-lat scale to measure distance
- Great Circle appear as curve line convex to the
nearest pole - RHUM Line appear as a straight lines (The
meridian parallel together) - Rhum Line is the lines the success that cross the
successive meridian at the same angle
20- Rhumb Line
- Between 2 points, the shortest distance is the
great circle - Fly by Rhum Line Track, the pilot must not change
HDG all the time
21The Advantage of Mercator
- Position in Lat and Long are easy to plot
- Easy to fly follow R/L track
22The Disadvantage of Mercator
- Difficulty of measuring large distance accurately
- Conversion angle (C.A) must be applied to Great
Circle bearing before plotting - The chart is useless in polar region above 80N
or S since the polar cannot be shown conversion
angle
23Conversion Angle
- The meridians converge towards the poles . A
Great Circle (GC) gives shortest distance between
2 positions while R/L running between the same
position cut meridian at the same angle. - It is spiral curve and therefore represent a
longer distance that means that there will be a
difference between the R/L angle which the GC
angle at the start point and the ending point of
the track
24Conversion Angle
- Conversion Angle (CA) is the angular difference
between a great circle bearing and a R/L bearing - Or angle between a great circle are joining two
places on earth and a R/L between the two places - CA (C(CH) Long /2) sin mean Lat
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26- Difference of Long (D Long) is the angular
difference between two longitude angle from 0
Long to 180º E and 180º W Long such as from A
to B DLong 150-15 135 W
Pri-meridian Greenwich Meridian
15ºW
DLong 135ºW
NP
150ºW
Anti-meridian
27- Change of Long (CH.Long) is the angular
difference between two Longitude angles (In case
of crossing prime-meridian or anti-meridian - From A to C CH.Long 15W 60E 75E
- From C to B CH.Long 120E 30W 150W
- (180-60)(180-150)
CH.Long 75ºE
A 15ºW
C 60ºE
Note Same Direction (-) Difference
Direction ()
East
West
CH.Long 150ºW
B 150ºW
28- Difference of Lat (DLat) is the angular
difference between two Lat. Angle . For instance,
the north pole and the equator have a DLat of
90º from the north pole to the equator the DLat
is 90ºS. If from the south pole to equator ,
DLat is 90º N - From 20ºN to 40ºN DLat 20ºN
- 1º 60 NM yield 20ºN 2060 1200 NM
40ºN
20ºN
0º
29- Change of Lat (CH.Lat) is the angular different
between two Lat angle (in case of crossing
equator) such as from 30ºN to 30ºS CH.Lat is
60ºS. if from 30ºS to 30ºN CH.Lat 60ºN
CH.Lat 60ºN
30ºN
0º
30ºS
CH.Lat 60ºS
30- Example, When the A/C is in position Lat3515S
Long 1045E and ground station is Lat 2545S
Long 0215W what is conversion angle value? - Solve
- CAD(CH) Long /2 sin mean Lat
- CH Long 1045E 0215W
- 13
- Mean Lat (3515S 2545S) / 2
- 61/2 3030 31
- CA. (13 /2) sin 31
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31Conic Projection
- The Conic Projection bases on cone tangent reduce
earth every place - The great majority of aeronautical chart in use
today are based on conic projection - There are 2 classes of conic proj.
- Simple Conic Proj with one Standard Parallel
(S.P.) a lot of error - Conic Proj with 2 S.P. And expand out of S.P.
32Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
- In a simple conic project the cone is held
tangent to the globe along a line of latitude
called the standard parallel. - Scale is exact everywhere along this standard
parallel, but increase rapidly above and below - Lambert visualized the cone as making a secant
cut, thus giving two standard parallels - Scale along both is exact. Between them, scale is
too small, beyond them too large.
33- For equal distribution of scale error, standard
parallels are chosen at one-sixth and five-sixths
of the total spread of latitude to be
represented. - To map the U.S, whose lat is from 25 to 49 ,
standard parallels of 29 and 45 (one-sixth
and five-sixths of the total spread ) would
produce an equal distribution of scale error.
34Conic Projection
Simple Conic Proj with one Standard Parallel
(S.P.)
Lambert Conic Proj with two Standard Parallel
(S.P.)
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100
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100
36The Lambert
- All meridians are straight lines that meet in a
common point beyond limits of the map - Parallels are concentric circles whose center is
at the point of intersection of the meridians - Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles
- Since scale is very nearly uniform around any
point on a given chart, it is considered a
conformal projection - For map reading and radio navigation the
projection is unequaled , and most areas of the
world through 80 latitude are covered by
aeronautical charts with scale of 1500,000 and
11,000,000 - Above 80 , scale on a standard Lambert is too
inaccurate for navigational use.
37Characteristic of The Lambert
- Conformal
- Scale correct on S.P. contracted inside and
expand outside - Area not an equal area
- Shape distortion small
- GC. curves concave to parallel of origin
considered as straight line - Rhumb Line curves concave to nearer pole
- Graticule meridians straight line ,
- - parallel concentric circle
38Polar Stereographic Projection
- A flat surface is used, touching the N.P.
- The light is at the S.P.
- The polar sterographic is modified by using a
secant plane instead of tangent plane - A secant ????????????????????????
NP
90N
SP
39- Modified polar stereographic proj. used secant
plane as plane of tangency (Graticule) - The meridians are straight lines, radiating from
the pole. - The parallels are concentric circles expands away
from the pole
180
NP
090
270
0
Polar Sterographic Graticule
Greenwich Meridian
40Characteristic of Stereographic
- Conformal
- Correct at pole tangency
- Shapes distorted away from pole
- Area distorted away from pole
- GC. Curve concave to pole to 90 N, considered as
straight line about 70N - Polar Stereographic used only 80N near north and
south pole
41Map Reading
- Determination of the aircraft position by
matching natural or built-up features with their
corresponding symbol on a chart - Parallels and Meridians
Prime Meridian is 0 reference for Lat Pass
Greenwich
Parallel of Latitude
Equator is 0 reference for Lat
Longitude Meridian
42- Latitude and Longitude
- Latitude range from 0 at the equator to 90N and
90S at the pole - Longitude is measured around the earth both
eastward and west ward from Prime meridian,
through 180 - Geographic Coordinate System
- Read intersection of Latitude and Longitude
- Lat first then Long
- U-Tapao Lat 1240N Long 10104E
43- Grid System
- GEOREF System (GEO GRAPHIC REFENCE SYSTEM)
- Consist of 4 letters and 4 numbers
- Divided meridian 360 / 15 24 spaces
- Each 24 has letter run from A to Z except I and
O, start from south pole 90S and Long 180 - Divided Latitude 180 / 15 12 spaces
- Each 12 space has letter run from A to M except I
- Total 288 spaces (15 15 º) per each
- 2. Each sqr (15 15 º) divided by 15º 1º
- Define letter A to Q except I and O
- Total 225 spaces (1 1 º) per each
- 3. Each 1º divided by 60 second
- Reading Right Up or Long - Lat
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46Aeronautical Chart
- Charts for Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
- World Aeronautical Charts (WAC) 11,000,000
- Sectional Charts 1500,000
- VFR Terminal Area Charts 1250,000
- Charts for Instrument Flight Rules (VFR)
- Enroute Chart
- Standard Instrument Departure (SID)
- Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR)
47World Aeronautical Chart (WAC)
- WACs are used for plotting and pilotage
- WAC is published by the US.Coast and Geodetic
Survey - Scale is 11,000,000 They are based on
- Lambert conformal project 0 to 80N and 80S
- Modified Polar Stereographic Project from 80N
and 80S to the pole
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