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XYZ Conversion

*** This tool has been superseded and replaced by NGS Coordinate Conversion and Transformation Tool (NCAT) and has been retained for historical context. For comments or questions please contact the NGS Infocenter ***


[XYZ Diagram]

Cartesian Coordinates (XYZ) allow for Geodetic quality three dimensional positioning on an earth centered ellipsoid.

The utilities in this package provide methods for converting between Geodetic Latitude-Longitude-Ellipsoid_ht and XYZ on the GRS80 Ellipsoid.

For more information about the State Plane Coordinate System contact:
The National Geodetic Survey Information Services Branch
[Mon.-Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST]

Read the text version of an article about General Geodetic Computations that appeared in the Professional Surveyor magazine, September 2003 Volume 23, Number 9