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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