Mil STD 2401
Mil STD 2401
Mil STD 2401
MIL-STD-2401
11 JA.WJARY 1394
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
STANDARD PRACTICE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WORLD GEODETIC SYSTEM (W=)
FOREWORD
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. . ThiS Military Standard is appro~e~ for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PARAGRAPH PAGE
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6 .4.1 International standardization agreements
(STANAGS) .. ... . .. . .... . ... ...... .. .. .. .......14
6 .4.2 Quadripartite standardization agreements
(STAGS). . ..... .. . . . ... .. ........ .... . ....... .14
6. 4.3 kir standardization coordinating committee
ag~eements (~ccs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .,..14
6 .4.4 International MC&G agreements. . .. . ... ....... ...14
6 .4.5 Executive orders.. . .. .... .. .... ....... .. .......14
6 .4.6 Inter-Agency agreements ... ... ... .... .. ..... ....14
6 .4.7 Other documentation. .... ......... ..... ........-14
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1. SCOPE
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2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
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3. DEFINITIONS
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Geoid - The geoid is a particular equipotential surface of
the gravity tield of the earth. It is a level surface and the
local direction of the gravity vector is normal to it. The mean
sea level of the oceans approximates the geoid and it is this
surface to which elevations (for instance, on maps) or orthometric
heights are referred. The geoid is conveniently described by
geoid heights relative to the reference ellipsoid. Geoid heights
may be compqted with the Earth Gravity Model and are available as
pre-computed uniform grids of various resolution.
~~evation (H) - The dist~nce, along the local gravity
vertical, from mean sea level (MSL) to the point in question. It
is available in local vertical datums and on maps.
i B~H does not longer exist as an orqanlzation IL has been sdpersaded by the
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Geoidal height (N) - The vertical distance between the
ellipsoid and geoid, along the ellipsoidal normal.
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4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
Parameter Notation
Semhajor Axis a
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Constant Notation
m = ~2a2b,Gp m
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Constant Notation
Velocity of Light c
(in a Vacuum)
Dynamical Ellipticity H
Earth’s Principal A
Moments of Inertia B
(Dynamic Solution) c
Conversion Factors
K- Constant=(byP/a~e) -1
@= Geodetic latitude
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v =—
r
Geocentric latitude
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Pr4,
m( sin +’)- Normalized associated Legendre function
Parametex Notation
L The rotation matrices for polar motion [A], sidereal time [B],
astronomic nutation [Cl , and precession [D] define this
relationship .
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H = h84 - ’84
5.6.1 Pn ?~ WRS 84 .
Transformations between WGS 72 and WGS 84 shall be made using the
equations provided in DMA TR 8350.2
5.6.2 ~ WG s
Q&. Coordinates shall be transformed between local geodetic -
datums and WGS 84 by applying origin shifts, Ax, Ay, AZ( between
the origins of the local datum rectangular coordinate system and
the WGS 84 coordinate ‘frame. The origin shifts may be applied
directly co the rectangular coordinates or converted to shifts in
geodetic (curvilinear) coordinates using the standard Molodensky
formulas. Methods for applying origin shifts and the Molodensky
formulas are given in DMA TR 8350.2. Other datum transformation
methods, such as multiple regression equations? shall not be used
for DoD Mapping and Charting (MC&G) applications. Datum
transformation between two local ciatums shall be performed by
transforming from the first local datum to WGS 84 and then from
WGS 84 to the second local datum.
5.6,2.2
Transformation parameters for a number of datums and regions are
contained in DMA TR 8350.2. Since this iis~ is subject to chax]ge, _
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6. NOTES
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INDEX
Analytical Form, 8
BIH, 3
CIS, 3
constants, 7
Conventional Inertial System (CIS), 10
Conventional Terrestrial System (CTS) , 3, 10
conversion factors, 7
Coordinate systems, 10
cm, 3
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Earth Gravitational Model (EGM), 3, II
Elevation (H), .3
Ellipsoid, 3, 10
Ellipsoidal gravity formula, 10
FK5, 3
Geodetic height (h), 3
Geoid, 3
Geoidal height (N), 3
GPS, 3
gravity formula, .9
Height relationship, 10
Height systems, 13
Instantaneous Terrestrial System (ITS) , 3, 10
MC&G, 3
MSL, 3
NNssr 3
Orthometric height (H), 3
Reference surfaces, 10
WGS, 3
WGS 84 parameters, 5
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