[Mapserver-users] Projection to Albers

[Frank Warmerdam]

Lyndon Zimmermann wrote:
> Thanks for the clues on my previous problems.
> 
> I'd like to have a go at projection on the fly but having trouble
> determining the projection parameters for an Albers Projection.  
> The one we use has central meridien 132, latitude of projection's
> origin 0, 1st standard parallel -18, second standard parallel -36,
> false easting 0, false northing 0, units meters, spheriod GDA 94 ~ WGS
> 84.
> 
> I couldn't find any Albers examples on
> http://MAPserver.gis.umn.edu/doc36/proj.html.  Any clues on how to get
> started?

Lyndon,

The list of projections at the following url has information on
how many projections are formulated in PROJ.4:

   http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/proj_list

The albers info specifically is at:

   http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/proj_list/albers_equal_area_conic.html

Good luck,

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