[Geotiff] Linear Units of Projections Parameters

[Frank Warmerdam]

pw wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> That's a good question. I don't think I've really taken much notice
> until this question was posed.
> 
> I use primarily ENVI (RSI) and Geomatica (PCI) and as far as I
> remember I have never had a GeoTiff image that wasn't in a meter
> based projection.

Peter,

It would be helpful to know specifically if ENVI or Geomatica handle
the false easting and northing properly.  I wrote the original
Geomatica GeoTIFF handling, but can't recall the details.  I suspect
I assumed it was in meters since that is what the internal GCTP
code at PCI looks for.   Actually, I should be able to check this with
the PCI free viewer.  Is there still an ENVI free viewer?

Reports indicate ArcGIS and Imagine assume the false easting and northing
in GeoTIFF are in meters.  I'm not sure if this might be my fault or not.
I did some work on that GeoTIFF code too, but I don't *think* I worked on
the projections details.

The rest of your email seemed tangential to the issue at hand.

Best regards,
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