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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/source/operations/transformations/helmert.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/source/operations/transformations/molodensky.rst | 2 |
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diff --git a/docs/source/operations/transformations/helmert.rst b/docs/source/operations/transformations/helmert.rst index 51784bdb..34acc332 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/transformations/helmert.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/transformations/helmert.rst @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ kinematic transformations from global reference frames to local static frames. All of the parameters described in the table above are marked as optional. This is true as long as at least one parameter is defined in the setup of the transformation. -The behaviour of the transformation depends on which parameters are used in the setup. +The behavior of the transformation depends on which parameters are used in the setup. For instance, if a rate of change parameter is specified a kinematic version of the transformation is used. diff --git a/docs/source/operations/transformations/molodensky.rst b/docs/source/operations/transformations/molodensky.rst index 347165c8..df0b00a2 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/transformations/molodensky.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/transformations/molodensky.rst @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The Molodensky transformation resembles a :ref:`Helmert` with zero rotations and a scale of unity, but converts directly from geodetic coordinates to geodetic coordinates, without the intermediate shifts to and from cartesian geocentric coordinates, associated with the Helmert transformation. -The Molodensky transformation is simple to implement and to parameterize, requiring +The Molodensky transformation is simple to implement and to parametrize, requiring only the 3 shifts between the input and output frame, and the corresponding differences between the semimajor axes and flattening parameters of the reference ellipsoids. Due to its algorithmic simplicity, it was popular prior to the |
