Considerations in monumenting the Virginia state plane coordinate system

In the past several years there have been several efforts in the area of State Plane Coordinate System uses which have generated a large amount of interest in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Many individuals are interested in the possible benefits which could be derived from the monumentation of the Virginia State Plane Coordinate System (VSPCS). However, the system has lain virtually dormant since its adoption in 1946. In the course of investigating the uses of a state plane coordinate system, a basis for its monumentation is chosen. There are at present four possibilities: The Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, the NGS 2° Transverse Mercator Projection, the Lambert Conformal Projection and Geodetic Coordinates. Their merits and possible inconsistencies are presented. When a coordinate system is chosen, then an analysis of the cost of monumenting the system is presented. During this discussion three possible methods of monumentation are evaluated: Conventional traverse, photogrammetric triangulation and inertial surveying. Several uses of the monument network are discussed as are some of the problems facing those who administer the system. In the discussion of the latter, the need for a Virginia Geodetic Survey is presented.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Civil Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1977

Author dc:creator

• Sturgill, Michael Clay

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54870

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/54870