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When estimating the transformation parameters the scale correction is replaced by a height shift. The resulting six parameters will transform coordinates with an accuracy equal to the accuracy obtained by the ordinary seven parameter approach.
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The method eliminates the risk of applying the scale correction with wrong sign. A free copy of the software .exe file can be obtained by contacting the author (bo-gunnar.reit@telia.com).
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This page is a summary of: The impact of the scale factor on the horizontal geodetic coordinates obtained by a three-dimensional similarity transformation, Survey Review, December 2013, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1179/1752270613y.0000000046.
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