[GRASS-user] Refresher Needed: Running cs2cs

[Moritz Lennert]

On 19/08/11 18:09, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   It's been about 18 months since I converted lon/lat coordinates to
> projected locations, and I need to add 2 more locations to my analyses and
> maps. I re-read the cs2cs man page but cannot get the conversion to run. A
> clue stick is appreciated.
>
> Here's my script (and I made it executable):
>
> cs2cs +proj=longlat +datum=NAD83 +to +proj=lcc +datum=NAD83 +ellps=GRS80
> +lat_1=43.0 +lat_2=45.5 +lat_0=41.75 +lon_0=-120.5 +x_0=400000 +y_0=0
> +nadgrids=WO <<EOF
>
> 122d30'32.43"W 45d19'19.49"N
> 122d30'55.67"N 45d19'36.44"N
> 122d30'33.14"N 45d23'90.87"N
> 122d30'17.92"W 45d18'52.45"N
> 122d29'34.08"W 45d18'47.16"N
> EOF
>
> When I invoke the script it sits there and does nothing. What am I
> missing?

There are line breaks at the end of each line of your command. Erase 
these line breaks, or put a '\' at the end of each line:

cs2cs +proj=longlat +datum=NAD83 +to +proj=lcc +datum=NAD83 +ellps=GRS80 \
+lat_1=43.0 +lat_2=45.5 +lat_0=41.75 +lon_0=-120.5 +x_0=400000 +y_0=0 \
+nadgrids=WO <<EOF


Moritz