[Mapserver-users] EPSG codes

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu 
> [mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Delfos, Jacob
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:28 AM
> To: mapserver-users
> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] EPSG codes
> 
> 
> Daniel,
> 
> What would be the correct way of requesting an entry to be 
> added to the official EPSG? I tried to find out, but I 
> haven't been able to find a person in charge of that.
>

You may want to check with http://www.epsg.org/.  Having said this, I
believe CubeWerx has reserved the 42xxx block of EPSG codes, of which
42304 is one of them.

..Tom

 
> Jacob
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Morissette [mailto:dmorissette at dmsolutions.ca] 
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:12 PM
> To: Zamil Murji
> Cc: mapserver-users
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] EPSG codes
> 
> 
> Zamil Murji wrote:
> > Hello list,
> > 
> > I am very new to epsg codes and I'm having some difficulty 
> finding the
> > correct code to use. Currently I am using a 4269 to show all of 
> > canada, however, this makes everything look so 
> disproportionate. I am 
> > looking to use the lambert conical or lambert cylindrical 
> codes, but I 
> > can't find them anywhere. Ideally I would like to use the same 
> > projection as the gmap application on the dmsolutions website.
> > 
> 
> There is no LCC for Canada as part of the official EPSG list, but 
> several sites recognize the unofficial code "EPSG:42304":
> 
> ## NAD83 LCC for Canada
> <42304> +proj=lcc +ellps=GRS80 +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-95 +lat_1=49 
> +lat_2=77 
> +datum=NAD83 +units=m no_defs <>
> 
> If you want to use this code with MapServer then you'll have 
> to add the 
> line above to your PROJ4 "epsg" file, or download the 
> following patched 
> version:
> 
http://maptools.org/dl/proj4-epsg-with-42xxx.zip

Daniel
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