Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
with the abundance of 2-D maps and GI hinder the widespread use of 3-D
coordinate systems.
Chapter Readings
Caravello, G. U., & P. Michieletto. (1999). Cultural Landscape: Trace Yesterday, Pres-
ence Today, Perspective Tomorrow for “Roman Centuriation” in Rural Venetian
Territory.
Human Ecology Review
,
6
(2), 45-50.
Dilke, O. A. W. (1985).
Greek and Roman Maps
. London: Eastern Press.
Ferrar, M. J., & A. Richardson. (2003).
The Roman Survey of Britain
. Oxford: Hedges.
Goodchild, M. F., & J. Proctor. (1997). Scale in a Digital Geographic World.
Geograph-
ical and Environmental Modelling
,
1
(1), 5-23.
Linklater, A. (2002).
Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United
States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
. New York: Walker & Company.
Thrower, N. J. W. (1966).
Original Survey and Land Subdivision
. Chicago: Rand
McNally.
Web Resources
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey maintains key resources for locational and coordi-
nate systems at
www.ngs.noaa.gov/
The documentation of the U.S. State-Plane Coordinate System prepared by James
Stem is available from NOAA at
www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/ManualNOSNGS5.pdf
Roman Centuration is described in some detail by John Peterson at
www.sys.uea.ac.
uk/Research/researchareas/JWMP/AgrimensoresMapConv.pdf
The National Atlas provides an introduction to the PLSS at
http://nationalatlas.gov/
articles/boundaries/a_plss.html
Detailed instructions for the Public Land Survey are contained at
www.blm.gov/
cadastral/Manual/73man/id1.htm
A very thorough and well-developed introduction to the history and legalities of land
surveys and information in the United States is available at
www.premierdata.com/
literature/Intro%20Land%20Information.pdf
A good description of the metes-and-bounds survey system from Tennessee is avail-
able at
www.tngenweb.org/tnland/metes-b.htm
Detailed description and parameters for the State-Plane Coordinate System are avail-
able at
www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/ManualNOSNGS5.pdf
Resources on U.S. datum measurements and conversions are available at
www.ngs.
noaa.gov/PC_PROD/pc_prod.shtml
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management maintain a website for
information for specific PLS questions at
www.geocommunicator.gov
The Information and Service System for European Coordinate Reference Systems
(CRS) has a website at
http://crs.bkg.bund.de/crs-eu/
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