English Explanatory Dictionary

Helmert transformation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of transformation in three-dimensional space, frequently used in geodesy to avoid distortion when converting from one datum to another.

Word forms

Helmert transformation Helmert transformations

Etymology

Named after Friedrich Robert Helmert (1843–1917).

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