Space Oblique Mercator |
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Release 9.2
Last modified August 3, 2007 |
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This projection is nearly conformal and has little scale distortion within the sensing range of an orbiting mapping satellite, such as Landsat. This is the first projection to incorporate the earth's rotation with respect to the orbiting satellite. For Landsat 1, 2, and 3, the path range is from 1 to 251. For Landsat 4 and 5, the path range is from 1 to 233.
Modified cylindrical, for which the central line is curved and defined by the ground track of the orbit of the satellite.
Conceptual.
None.
Plots for adjacent paths do not match without transformation.
Specifically designed to minimize distortion within the sensing range of a mapping satellite as it orbits the rotating earth.
Used to tie satellite imagery to a ground-based planar coordinate system and for continuous mapping of satellite imagery.
Standard format used for data from Landsat 4 and 5.