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<DIV>I have a user who is using a custom projection and is in need of some assistance. I thought I would forward this to the experts. following is his e-mail.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks in advance..</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear friends</DIV>
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<DIV>I use Garmin Vista C device. In Croatia, we mainly use Gauss-Krueger (UTM) <BR>grid for mapping. To get the coordinates in this way I use this parameters <BR>in my device:</DIV>
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<DIV>User UTM grid:</DIV>
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<DIV>Longitude origin: E 15°00,0000<BR>Scale factor: 0,99990000<BR>False Easting: +5500000<BR>False northing: 0</DIV>
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<DIV>User Map datum:</DIV>
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<DIV>DX= +675<BR>DY = -205<BR>DZ= +475<BR>DA= +740<BR>DF= +0,00010040<BR>Bessel elipsoid</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been trying to craeate my own custom projection this way:</DIV>
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<DIV># Croatia/ Gauss Kruger zone 15<BR><????????> +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=15 +k=0.9999000+x_0=5500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel+towgs84=675,-205,475,740,0.000100400,0,0 +units=m +no_defs <BR>no_defs <></DIV>
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<DIV>but haven't got the wanted result.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can you help me?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you!</DIV>
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<DIV>Davor Racic</DIV>
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<DIV>Timothy N. Loesch <A href="mailto:tim.loesch@dnr.state.mn.us">tim.loesch@dnr.state.mn.us</A><BR>Minnesota Department of Natural Resources<BR>GIS Operations Supervisor<BR>(651) 296-0654</DIV>
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<DIV> Lat 44.95609<BR>Long -93.08388</DIV></BODY></HTML>