[GRASS5] Projection question: Goode homolosine / m.proj2

[Glynn Clements]

Markus Neteler wrote:

> The lat/long boundaries are (stored into file 'latlong'):
> -9.1 47.3
> -9.1 -45.1
> 12.9 47.3
> 12.9 -45.1
> 
> RESOLUTION: 8000m
> 
> To get the boundaries in Goode projection, I used m.proj2 (enter in one
> line):
> 
> m.proj2 inproj="proj=ll" outproj="proj=goode,name=goode,
> ellps=wgs84,lat_0=0.0,lon_0=20.0,unfact=1.0"
> input=latlong output=goode

This doesn't give you the boundaries of the region. The point -9.1E 0N
is within the region but its projection will lie to the left of the
box obtained by projecting the corners.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>