[Mapserver-users] Distorted maps

[Tyler Mitchell]

<FONT face=3D"Default Sans Serif, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" si=
ze=3D2><DIV>You'll need to know the native projection that the data for tha=
t layer is in and make sure you set that layer's projection info in the map=
file.&nbsp; Then you would select a projection for the overall map.&nbsp; C=
an you tell us the projection your data is registered to?&nbsp; Can you pro=
vide your map file for us to critique :)</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Tyler</=
DIV><DIV><BR>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT color=3D#990099>-----mapserver-users-admin at l=
ists.gis.umn.edu wrote: -----<BR><BR></FONT>To: &lt;mapserver-users at lists.g=
is.umn.edu&gt;<BR>From: "Benvenuto Bertacco" &lt;benvenuto.bertacco at seat.it=
&gt;<BR>Sent by: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu<BR>Date: 11/21/200=
3 03:18AM<BR>Subject: [Mapserver-users] Distorted maps<BR><BR><font face=3D=
"monospace" size=3D2>Hello,<BR>I need to use Mapserver to display maps very=
 far from America, and it seems<BR>that the projection settings are choosen=
 to optimize display of USA maps. In<BR>fact I get very distorted maps with=
 geographical data located in Italy.<BR>Changing the projection system in t=
he map file doesn't sort any effect, also<BR>tried to change the proj=5Fdef=
.dat but either got no effect. Any help wuold be<BR>appreciated.<BR>Benvenu=
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