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Add reference to Transverse Mercator formulae.
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PaulJohnson committed Dec 24, 2024
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-- | A Transverse Mercator projection gives an approximate mapping of the ellipsoid on to a 2-D grid. It models
-- a sheet curved around the ellipsoid so that it touches it at one north-south line (hence making it part of
-- a slightly elliptical cylinder).
--
-- The calculations here are based on \"Transverse Mercator Projection: Constants, Formulae and Methods\"
-- by the Ordnance Survey, March 1983.
-- Retrieved from http://www.threelittlemaids.co.uk/magdec/transverse_mercator_projection.pdf
data GridTM e = GridTM {
trueOrigin :: Geodetic e,
-- ^ A point on the line where the projection touches the ellipsoid (altitude is ignored).
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