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Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.5 Recon and Nomad Reference Manual User Manual

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is rotated by the azimuth angle of the central meridian of the

projection so that grid North lines up with geodetic north at the

origin.

Key In Zone - Ellipse

The Key In Zone Ellipse screen is used to set or create an ellipse for a

new datum. This screen is only displayed when Datum Type is
Molodensky

or Similarity.

Choose an ellipse for the new zone.

Ellipse

from Data Base: Choose this option to use the

selected data base ellipsoid.

Key in

Ellipse: Choose this option to enter the values for

the custom ellipsoid.

Values

: is where you enter the values for the custom

ellipse if you are not using Ellipse from List:

Ellipse a

: is where you enter the semi major axis of the

new ellipsoid.

Other Parameter

: is where you select the other ellipse

parameter to enter. You can use one of: Semi minor axis;
Flattening; Reciprocal flattening; First eccentricity; First

eccentricity squared; Second eccentricity; Second

eccentricity squared.