Custom Projection

[Brent Fraser]

Abe,

  Try using  ANGLE in the map portion of the map file
(http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/mapObj)

Brent Fraser
GeoAnalytic Inc.
Calgary, Alberta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Abe Gillespie" <abe.gillespie at GMAIL.COM>
To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Custom Projection


> Hello all,
>
> Forgive my ignorance on the subject - is there a way to
define a
> custom projection such that it simply applies a rotation
to the map?
> For instance, instead of the map being oriented with the
top as north,
> I need to orient it in a "you are here" fashion.  I want
to put the
> entrance of a building at due south.
>
> First, in general, can this even be done?  What I mean to
say is are
> projections even used in this fashion?  Second, if it can
be done, how
> does one go about defining a custom projection?  Can you
fire up
> ArcGIS and use the GUI?  Are there command line tools?
>
> Thanks for any help.
> -Abe