Parent Topic: PROJECTIONS
Projection : Equirectangular
Also known as : Equidistant Cylindrical, Simple Cylindrical,
Rectangular, or Plate Carree
General class : cylindrical
Characteristics: neither equal-area nor conformal
Earth model : sphere
Defining the MAPUNITS:
MapUnits "er" ! Standard name
MapUnits "er e19" ! Standard name and ellipsoid
Other parameters:
TrueOriginLongitude "central_meridian" ! Required -+- True origin TrueOriginLatitude "latitude_of_true_scale" ! Required / FalseEasting "false_easting" ! Optional, default is zero FalseNorthing "false_northing" ! Optional, default is zeroPossible errors:
E100, "Invalid data" - In converting from projection coordinates
to geographic coordinates, there was an input data error