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What are the naming convention differences between Military Analyst and GeoTrans?

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Answer

A few differences exist in datum and ellipsoid nomenclature between ArcGIS Military Analyst's Coordinate Tool and the US Army Topographic Engineering Center's Geographic Translator (GeoTrans) v2.3. The known differences are listed below:
Type		GeoTrans v2.3		             Military Analytst Coordinate Tool
Datum		ARF-G: ARC 1950, Zimbabwe 		Arc 1950 Zimbabwa (ARF-G)
Datum		FOT: FORT THOMAS 1955, Leeward Is. 	Fort Thomas 1955 (FOR) 
Datum		WGE: World Geodetic System 1984 	WGS 1984 (WGS84) 
Datum		WGC: World Geodetic System 1972 	WGS 1972 (WGS72) 
Datum		INF-A: INDIAN 1954, Thailand 		Indian 1954 (INF) 
Datum		INH-A: INDIAN 1975, Thailand 		Indian 1975 (INH) 
Ellipsoid	AA: Airy 1830 		                Airy (AW) 
Ellipsoid	EE: Everest 1948(W.Mals. & Sing.) 	Modified Everest (ED)

Article ID:000009010

Software:
  • ArcMap 9 x

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