[GRASS5] what projection is lat-long displayed in ?
M Lennert
fa1079 at qmul.ac.uk
Sun Mar 24 11:56:40 EST 2002
On 23 Mar 02, at 17:30, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> If you meant to ask what kind of projection would you have to apply to
> a lat-lon map to get the same "shape" on screen, the answer is Plate
> Carée (aka Equidistant Cylindrical), with the latitude of true scale
> being the equator.
Yes, that was what I was looking for. Thanks a lot Glynn !
Moritz
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