[mapserver-users] Projecting like a sphere

[Tyler Mitchell]

I should say that I think I'm looking to do an orthographic kind of
projection.  Is this possible with MapServer?


>>> "TMitchell at lignum.com" 08/06/02 12:59 >>>

>I have a world map layer and I'm displaying it in lat/long.  I'd like to
>project it so that it looks like a sphere, so that when I keep panning
west
>it doesn't come to "the end" of the map.  I want it to be a continuous
>layer as you pan east/west and north/south. I noticed that Arcview has a
>function similar to this, is it just a matter of choosing a specific type
>of projection?

>Any suggestions on how to do this?

>Tyler