Mapping Toolbox

Getting Started

Preface

Acknowledgments

Related Products List

Getting Started

An Introduction to the Mapping Toolbox

Creating Base Maps

Displaying Data on a Base Map

Importing High-Resolution Atlas Data

Geographic Calculations

Getting More Help

Using the Mapping Toolbox

Mapping Fundamentals

What Is a Map?

Types of Maps in the Mapping Toolbox

Vector Maps

Matrix Maps

Composite Maps

Geographic Measurement

Latitude and Longitude

Great Circles and Rhumb Lines

Measuring Distance

Measuring Azimuth and Elevation

Reckoning Positions

Small Circles

Measuring Area

The Geoid Model

Measuring the Planets

Angles, Times, and Distances - Units and Notation

Angular Notation

Time Notation

Distance Notation

Working with Vector Maps

Data Format

Segments versus Polygons

Extracting Polygon or Line Segments

Merging Line Segments

Creating Vector Data

Geographic Interpolation

Polygon Area

Vector Calculations - Intersections

Polygon Boolean Operations

Cutting Polygons at the Dateline

Buffer Zones

Trimming Vector Data to a Defined Region

Simplifying Vector Data

Working with Matrix Maps

Regular Matrix Maps

General Matrix Maps

Displaying Maps

Introduction to Mapping Graphics

Map Displays Made Easy

Map Axes

Accessing and Manipulating Map Axes Properties

The Map Frame

The Map Grid

Map and Frame Limits

Switching Between Projections

Projected and Unprojected Objects

Displaying Vector Maps as Lines

Displaying Vector Maps as Patches

Displaying Matrix Maps

The Graticule

Data Representation

Mapped Light Objects

Draping Data on Elevation Maps

The Geographic Data Structure

Interacting with Displayed Maps

Interactive Tracks and Circles

Interactive Text

Working with Objects by Name

Specialized Map Functions

Inset Maps

Graphic Scale

Choropleth Maps

Thematic Map Functions

Cartesian MATLAB Display Functions

Colormap and Colorbars

Printing Maps

Atlas Data

Types of Data

World Vector Data

Coastlines

Low-Resolution World Atlas Data

High-Resolution World Atlas Data

World Matrix Data

Political

Terrain

Geoid

United States Vector Data

Low Resolution Data

Medium Resolution State Outlines

United States Matrix Data

Political

Terrain

Astronomical Data

Map Projections

What Is a Projection?

Quantitative Properties

Geometric Surfaces

Projection Aspect

The Origin Vector

Coordinate Transformations

Projection Computations

Working with the Globe Projection

Working with the UTM projection

Summary Guide

Mapping Applications

Introduction to Geographic Statistics and Navigation

Geographic Statistics

Geographic Means

Geographic Standard Deviation

Equal-Areas in Geographic Statistics

Geographically Filtering Datasets

Navigation

Conventions for Navigational Functions

Fixing Position

Planning

Track Laydown - Displaying Navigational Tracks

Dead Reckoning

Drift Correction

Time Zones

Time Notation

GUI Tools

An Overview

The Complete GUI Environment: maptool

Starting maptool

The Menus

The Mouse Tool Buttons

Example One: Creating a World Map

Example Two: Creating a Regional Map

Constructing Personalized Map Data with GUIs

Trimming an Existing Data Set

Encoding a Regular Surface Map

Creating a Personalized Colormap

External Data Interface

Working with External Data

Global Vector Data

The Digital Chart of the World/VMAP0

Global Self-Consistent Hierarchical High-Resolution Shoreline

USGS On-Line Coastline Extractor

U.S. Vector Data

TIGER/Line

TIGER Thinned Boundary

Global Matrix Data

ETOPO5 and TerrainBase

Global Bathymetry Predicted from Satellite
Altimetry

GTOPO30 and GLOBE

Digital Terrain Elevation Data Model

Reading Elevation Data Interactively

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Global Change Data

EGM96 Geoid Model

U. S. Gridded Elevation Data

Astronomical Data

Importing Other Data

Reference

Mapping Reference

Function Tables

Map Definition and Display

Map Appearance and Interaction

Geographic Computation

Data Operations

Matrix Map Data Operations

Reference Data

Geoid Manipulation

Data Conversion

Mapping Toolbox Demos

Alphabetical List of Functions

almanac

angl2str

angledim

antipode

areaint

areamat

areaquad

aut2geod

axes2ecc

axesm

axesscale

azimuth

bufferm

camposm

camtargm

camupm

cart2grn

cen2geod

changem

clabelm

clegendm

clma

clmo

cnf2geod

coast

combntns

comet3m

cometm

contor3m

contorm

contourcmap

contourfm

country2mtx

crossfix

daspectm

defaultm

deg2dms, deg2dm

deg2km, deg2nm, deg2sm

deg2rad

demcmap

departure

displaym

dist2str

distance

distortcalc

distdim

dms2deg, dms2rad

dms2mat

dms2dm

dreckon

driftcorr

driftvel

eastof

ecc2flat

ecc2n

elevation

ellipse1

encodem

epsm

eqa2grn

extractm

fill3m

fillm

filterm

findm

flat2ecc

flatearthpoly

framem

gc2sc

gcm

gcpmap

gcwaypts

gcxgc

gcxsc

geod2aut

geod2cen

geod2cnf

geod2iso

geod2par

geod2rec

geographic data structure

geoid vector

getm

getseeds

gradientm

grepfields

gridm

grn2eqa

gtextm

handlem

hidem

hista

histr

hms2hm

hms2hr, hms2sec

hms2mat

hr2hms, hr2hm

hr2sec

imagem

imbedm

inputm

interpm

intrplat

intrplon

ismap

ismapped

iso2geod

km2deg, km2nm, km2rad, km2sm

legs

lightm

limitm

linem

los2

ltln2val

majaxis

makemapped

map legend vector

mapprofile

maps

maptriml

maptrimp

maptrims

maskm

mat2dms

mat2hms

mdistort

meanm

meshgrat

meshlsrm

meshm

mfwdtran

minaxis

minvtran

mlabel

n2ecc

namem

nanclip

nanm

navfix

navigational track format

neworig

newpole

nm2deg, nm2km, nm2rad, nm2sm

npi2pi

onem

org2pol

paperscale

par2geod

patchesm

patchm

pcolorm

plabel

plot3m

plotm

polcmap

polybool

polyjoin

polymerge

polysplit

polyxpoly

previewmap

project

putpole

quiver3m

quiverm

rad2deg

rad2dms, rad2dm

rad2km, rad2nm, rad2sm

rc2yx

rcurve

readfields

readmtx

rec2geod

reckon

reducem

resizem

restack

rhxrh

rootlayr

rotatem

rotatetext

roundn

rsphere

scaleruler

scatterm

scircle1

scircle2

scircleg

scxsc

sec2hms, sec2hm

sec2hr

setltln

setm

setpostn

shaderel

showaxes

showm

sizem

sm2deg, sm2km, sm2nm, sm2rad

smoothlong

spcread

spzerom

stdist

stdm

stem3m

str2angle

surfacem

surflm

surflsrm

surfm

tagm

textm

tightmap

time2str

timedim

timezone

tissot

track

track1

track2

trackg

trimcart

unitstr

usahi

usalo

usamap

utmzone

utmgeoid

vec2mtx

vfwdtran

viewshed

vinvtran

westof

worldhi

worldlo

worldmap

yx2rc

zdatam

zero22pi

zerom

Projections Reference

Alphabetical List of Map Projections

Aitoff Projection

Albers Equal-Area Conic Projection

Apianus II Projection

Balthasart Cylindrical Projection

Behrmann Cylindrical Projection

Bolshoi Sovietskii Atlas Mira Projection

Bonne Projection

Braun Perspective Cylindrical Projection

Breusing Harmonic Mean Projection

Briesemeister Projection

Cassini Cylindrical Projection

Central Cylindrical Projection

Collignon Projection

Craster Parabolic Projection

Eckert I Projection

Eckert ll Projection

Eckert lll Projection

Eckert IV Projection

Eckert V Projection

Eckert VI Projection

Equal-Area Cylindrical Projection

Equidistant Azimuthal Projection

Equidistant Conic Projection

Equidistant Cylindrical Projection

Fournier Projection

Gall Isographic Projection

Gall Orthographic Projection

Gall Stereographic Projection

Globe

Gnomonic Projection

Goode Homolosine Projection

Hammer Projection

Hatano Asymmetrical Equal-Area Projection

Kavraisky V Projection

Kavraisky VI Projection

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection

Lambert Conformal Conic Projection

Lambert Equal-Area Cylindrical Projection

Loximuthal Projection

McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Parabolic Projection

McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic Projection

McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Sinusoidal Projection

Mercator Projection

Miller Cylindrical Projection

Mollweide Projection

Murdoch I Conic Projection

Murdoch III Minimum Error Conic Projection

Orthographic Projection

Plate Carrée Projection

Polyconic Projection

Putnins P5 Projection

Quartic Authalic Projection

Robinson Projection

Sinusoidal Projection

Stereographic Projection

Tissot Modified Sinusoidal Projection

Trystan Edwards Cylindrical Projection

Universal Polar Stereographic Projection

Universal Transverse Mercator Projection

Van der Grinten I Projection

Vertical Perspective Azimuthal Projection

Wagner IV Projection

Werner Projection

Wetch Cylindrical Projection

Wiechel Projection

Winkel I Projection

GUI Reference

Graphical User Interface Tables

Map Definition Tools

Mapping Tools

Object Projection Tools

Display Manipulation Tools

Thematic Map Tools

Object Property Tools

Track Tools

Map Data Construction Tools

Alphabetical List of GUI Functions and Tools

axesm, axesmui

clmo

clrmenu

colorm

cometm, comet3m

contorm, contor3m

demcmap

fillm, fill3m, patchm, patchesm

handlem

hidem

lightm

limitm

linem, plotm, plot3m

maptool

maptrim

meshm

mlayers

mobjects

originui

panzoom

parallelui

pcolorm, surfacem, surfm

property editors

qrydata

quiver3m

quiverm

scatterm

scirclui

seedm

showm

stem3m

surfdist

surflm

tagm

textm

trackui

uimaptbx

zdatam

External Data Reference

External Data Function Tables

External Data Interface

Alphabetical listing of External Interface Functions

avhrrgoode

avhrrlambert

dcwdata

dcwgaz

dcwread

dcwrhead

demdataui

dted

dteds

egm96geoid

etopo5

fipsname

globedem

globedems

gshhs

gtopo30

loadmoonalb

readfk5

satbath

tbase

tgrline

tigermif

tigerp

usgs24kdem

usgsdem

usgsdems

vmap0data

vmap0read

vmap0rhead

vmap0ui

Bibliography

Geographic Terms

Glossary Notes

Glossary

Bibliography


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