Preface
Acknowledgments
Related Products List
Getting Started
An Introduction to the Mapping Toolbox
Creating Base Maps
Displaying Data on a Base Map
Importing High-Resolution Atlas Data
Geographic Calculations
Getting More Help
Mapping Fundamentals
What Is a Map?
Types of Maps in the Mapping Toolbox
Vector Maps
Matrix Maps
Composite Maps
Geographic Measurement
Latitude and Longitude
Great Circles and Rhumb Lines
Measuring Distance
Measuring Azimuth and Elevation
Reckoning Positions
Small Circles
Measuring Area
The Geoid Model
Measuring the Planets
Angles, Times, and Distances - Units and Notation
Angular Notation
Time Notation
Distance Notation
Working with Vector Maps
Data Format
Segments Versus Polygons
Extracting Polygon or Line Segments
Merging Line Segments
Creating Vector Data
Geographic Interpolation
Polygon Area
Vector Calculations - Intersections
Polygon Boolean Operations
Cutting Polygons at the Dateline
Buffer Zones
Trimming Vector Data to a Defined Region
Simplifying Vector Data
Working with Matrix Maps
Regular Matrix Maps
General Matrix Maps
Displaying Maps
Introduction to Mapping Graphics
Map Displays Made Easy
Map Axes
Accessing and Manipulating Map Axes Properties
The Map Frame
The Map Grid
Map and Frame Limits
Switching Between Projections
Projected and Unprojected Objects
Displaying Vector Maps as Lines
Displaying Vector Maps as Patches
Displaying Matrix Maps
The Graticule
Data Representation
Mapped Light Objects
Draping Data on Elevation Maps
The Geographic Data Structure
Interacting with Displayed Maps
Interactive Tracks and Circles
Interactive Text
Working with Objects by Name
Specialized Map Functions
Inset Maps
Graphic Scale
North Arrows
Choropleth Maps
Thematic Map Functions
Cartesian MATLAB Display Functions
Colormap and Colorbars
Lights
Printing Maps
Atlas Data
Types of Data
World Vector Data
Coastlines
Low-Resolution World Atlas Data
High-Resolution World Atlas Data
World Matrix Data
Political
Terrain
Geoid
United States Vector Data
Low Resolution Data
Medium Resolution State Outlines
United States Matrix Data
Political
Terrain
Astronomical Data
Map Projections
What Is a Projection?
Quantitative Properties
Geometric Surfaces
Projection Aspect
The Origin Vector
Coordinate Transformations
Projection Computations
Working with the Globe Projection
Working with the UTM projection
Summary Guide
Mapping Applications
Introduction to Geographic Statistics and Navigation
Geographic Statistics
Geographic Means
Geographic Standard Deviation
Equal-Areas in Geographic Statistics
Geographically Filtering Datasets
Navigation
Conventions for Navigational Functions
Fixing Position
Planning
Track Laydown - Displaying Navigational Tracks
Dead Reckoning
Drift Correction
Time Zones
Time Notation
GUI Tools
An Overview
The Complete GUI Environment: maptool
Starting maptool
The Menus
The Mouse Tool Buttons
Example One: Creating a World Map
Example Two: Creating a Regional Map
Constructing Personalized Map Data with GUIs
Trimming an Existing Data Set
Encoding a Regular Surface Map
Creating a Personalized Colormap
External Data Interface
Working with External Data
Global Vector Data
The Digital Chart of the World/VMAP0
Global Self-Consistent Hierarchical High-Resolution Shoreline
USGS On-Line Coastline Extractor
U.S. Vector Data
TIGER/Line
TIGER Thinned Boundary
Global Matrix Data
ETOPO5 and TerrainBase
Global Bathymetry Predicted from Satellite Altimetry
GTOPO30 and GLOBE
Digital Terrain Elevation Data Model
Reading Elevation Data Interactively
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Global Change Data
EGM96 Geoid Model
U. S. Gridded Elevation Data
Astronomical Data
Importing Other Data
Mapping Reference
Function Tables
Map Definition and Display
Map Appearance and Interaction
Geographic Computation
Data Operations
Matrix Map Data Operations
Reference Data
Geoid Manipulation
Data Conversion
Mapping Toolbox Demos
Alphabetical List of Functions
Projections Reference
Alphabetical List of Map Projections
GUI Reference
Graphical User Interface Tables
Map Definition Tools
Mapping Tools
Object Projection Tools
Display Manipulation Tools
Thematic Map Tools
Object Property Tools
Track Tools
Map Data Construction Tools
Alphabetical List of GUI Functions and Tools
External Data Reference
External Data Function Tables
External Data Interface
Alphabetical listing of External Interface Functions
Geographic Terms
Glossary Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Printable Documentation (PDF)
Product Page (Web)