Development of a standalone computational tool for the conversion of space rectangular and curvilinear coordinates
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computational tool, curvilinear coordinates, geodesy, graphical user interface, space rectangular coordinatesAbstract
In this study, an attempt has been made to develop a standalone computational tool for the conversion between space rectangular and curvilinear coordinates. This is because conversion between these coordinate systems has become an important task in the field of geodesy, surveying, and mapping. Various studies have been carried out, and these have finally led to the determination of optimum techniques for the conversion. However, these studies have not reached the level of providing a standalone computational tool for easier, more economical conversion of coordinates, which this paper aims to achieve. The data used are the curvilinear and space rectangular coordinates acquired from the African Doppler Survey. The processing of the acquired data involved the coding of the algorithms and the design of the standalone computational tool/Graphical User Interface (GUI) installable in the computer by interested users, using MATLAB computer programming language. The results obtained from the computations using the designed tool were compared with the available coordinates. Analysing the results obtained, it can be inferred that the designed computational tool has successfully produced the desired results for converting space rectangular and curvilinear coordinates. Therefore, the designed tool is recommended for use in the conversion of coordinates from space rectangular to the curvilinear system and vice versa.
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