The Use of Augmented Systems Changes Geometrical Relationships
The taxonomy for classifying mathematical trans-formations is complex and there are many types:
- isometric, linear, bi-linear, conformal, orthogonal, affine, isomorphic, ...
For the SRM, two classifications are sufficient for operations associated with OBS-based systems:
- Geometry Preserving Operations (GPO): That class of conversions/transformations between spatial reference frames that do not distort geometrical relationships.
- Geometry Distorting Operations (GDO): That class of conversions/transformations between spatial reference frames that distort some geometrical relationships.