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Appendix C: Glossary C.1

Coordinate system - elements- The five elements which define a coordinate system are:

• a transformation
• a projection
• an ellipsoid
• a geoid model
• a Country Specific Coordinate System model


CSCS model (*.ccg) 

Description
Country Specific Coordinate System models 

• are tables of correction values to convert coordinates directly from WGS 1984 to local grid without the need of transformation parameters.
• take the distortions of the mapping system into account.
• are an addition to an already defined coordinate system. 

Types of CSCS models 

The correction values of a CSCS model can be applied at different stages in the coordinate conversion process. Depending on this stage, a CSCS model works differently. Three types of CSCS models are supported. Their conversion process is as explained in the following table. Any suitable geoid model can be combined with a geodetic CSCS model.