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<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am using data from
MapInfo in MapServer 3.6, which is working great, except the resulting maps
aren't projected as I'd like them. In simple terms, they look
squished. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>My background is in development, not GIS. I will be the first
to<SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial size=2> admit my GIS
knowledge is rather limited. My understanding of projections is
minimal.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is what I see
in the MapInfo TAB files:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial size=2>"\Spatial
Reference\Geographic\Projection" = ""<BR>"\Spatial
Reference\Geographic\Projection\Clause" = "CoordSys Earth Projection 1,
0"<BR>"\Spatial Reference\Geographic\Projection\Name" = "Longitude /
Latitude"<BR>"\Spatial Reference\Geographic\Coordinate Units" = "Decimal
Degree"<BR>"\Spatial Reference\Geodetic" = ""<BR>"\Spatial
Reference\Geodetic\Datum" = "na"<BR>"\Spatial Reference\Geodetic\Ellipsoid" =
"na"<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Every layer is like
this, so I simply identified each layer with "proj=latlong" in the .map
file. I also identified the map as "proj=latlong". Using these
settings, in MapServer I get a squished map. When I open the
same layers in MapInfo where I have them identified with a
projection of Latitude / Longitude they map perfectly (ala don't look
squished).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Every time I've
defined the map with another projection, I end up looking at a blank map.
I can't seem to figure out which projection I should be using. I have
created one map of Germany and one of Missouri, and both exhibit the same
problem.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=116264119-06062002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=116264119-06062002>Does anyone
have experience using MapInfo tables that could shed some light for a GIS
newbie?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=116264119-06062002>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=116264119-06062002>Dan
Martin</SPAN><SPAN
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