All of the basic functionality available for single point conversions
in the Interactive Point Conversions tab can also be applied to point database
files.
The Point Database Conversion Job allows you to convert data records
that are in a table format. Other Point Database jobs include:
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Point Database Forward Inverse - Calculates paths between positions in tabular numeric coordinates
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Point Database Scale and Translate - Allows for conversion and transformation of tabular numeric coordinates by manually entering in the parameters of the desired transformation
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Point Database Derive Datum Transform - Allows you to calculate a 3 or 7 parameter coordinate transformation between two geodetic coordinate systems
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Point Database Best Fit - Derives a polynomial transformation relating two coordinate systems together, based on geodetically-based control points
This section contains several topics covering many aspects of using Point Database Jobs, including:
- Performing Point Database Conversions
- Working with Point Database Tables
- Calculating Forward or Inverse with Point Database
- Creating a Best-Fit Coordinate System
- Converting a Point Database via Scale & Translate
- Deriving a Datum Transform
- Saving Data
- Point Database Preferences
- Read Formats
- Write Formats
- Batch Point Database Jobs
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