[Proj] projection of Madagascar

[Gerald I. Evenden]

Just to add to the confusion, libproj has always contained the +proj=labrd 
projection based upon a development by John Snyder.  An example script would 
be:

PROJ="+proj=labrd +ellps=intl +azi=18d54 +lat_0=18d54S +lon_0=46d26'13.95E 
+k_0=0.9995 +x_0=400000 +y_0=800000"
lproj $PROJ <<EOF
44d27'27.26 -16d11'23.28
EOF
lproj $PROJ <<EOF -o |lproj -Ii $PROJ
44d27'27.26 -16d11'23.28
EOF

that will yield upon execution:

188336.08       1098841.11
44d27'27.26"E   16d11'23.28"S

The Hotine oblique Mercator (omerc) is defnely not applicable.

Are there any known values known to be acceptable by Madagascar 
surveyors/government?
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