[Mapserver-users] proj.4 related utilities question

[Frank Warmerdam]

Andrew wrote:
> I have been reading the proj.4 pdf documentation and found a reference 
> at the very end to proj related utilities called inv27 inv83 for27 for83 
> used to forward and inverse project state plane data to cartesian 
> coordinates. I was wondering if anyone has used or know about these 
> utilities? I don't find any info in the proj.4 source distribution, and 
> I can't get to the home page for some reason right now to check on this.

Andrew,

I don't think these exist anymore.  However you can use state plane coordinate
systems with 'proj', 'cs2cs' or mapserver.

Eg.

"+init=nad83:203"

would be "Arizona West, NAD83".

See the "nad27" and "nad83" files to correspond state plane zone numbers
with names.

Best regards,

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