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Choosing UTM to NED Conversion method?

I am having GPS and SFM (Structure for motion) trajectory in UTM coordinates. I wanted to convert the both trajectory to NED (North East Down). Method 1 In First step: I converted the data from UTM -...
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How can I project a raster DEM and not get serious distortion in the resulting DEM?

Please see this link to see a fine example of what I am dealing with. Distortion in projected raster My specific situation is that I have downloaded DEM data from the National Map (USA) and it comes ...
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Using Tissot's Indicatrix Validate Conversion to ECEF

When using NED & ECEF as CRS: https://www.mathworks.com/help/map/ref/ned2ecef.html?requestedDomain=true Am I should worry from getting 'classical' projection issues? For example when x,y are ...
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Perform Calculations in Cartesian Frame (NED/ECEF) Vs. Geodetic Frame

I'm recording robot's path (using INS) in Cartesian frame coordinates (x,y,z) relative to origin point. So essentially I've created NED coordinate system. Origin point has exact (in advance measured) ...
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Convert locations from ECEF NED (local coordinate system) to WGS 84 (global coordinate system)

I track relative positions to known fixed reference location (Lat/Lon/Alt on WGS 84). Which means Location_0 is the above reference location, and Location_i is something like (X,Y,Z) relative by ...
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NED (NAVD88) to WGS84 heights

I need to convert the 1/3 arc second DEM files from the NED into WGS84 ellipsoid heights. The documentation says that the NED is referenced to NAVD88. I've tried using gdalwarp as follows: gdalwarp ...
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Does the NED use geocentric or geodetic latitude?

What kind of latitude does the National Elevation Dataset (NED) use? Geocentric or geodetic or something else? I can't find the information anywhere on their site (http://ned.usgs.gov/index.html) or ...
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Slope analysis from NED data gives crazy histogram? [duplicate]

I'm attempting a simple slope analysis in QGIS2 using the plugin at Raster -> Terrain Analysis -> Slope. The slope output layer has a very strange histogram, basically spikes at 0 and at 89.9098 with ...
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