[Proj] Unknown projection?

Gerald I. Evenden geraldi.evenden at gmail.com
Sat Sep 13 11:25:58 EDT 2008


On Saturday 13 September 2008 10:59:24 am Paul B. Anderson wrote:
> - Janne,
>
> Your map graphic appears to be in the Winkel Tripel map projection. I would
> also suggest that it is using Oswald Winkel's original selection of
> 50.46667 degrees as the Special Parallel.
>
> Note that by the 1950s John Bartholomew was using a special parallel of 40
> degrees for his version of the Tripel, giving his graphic a more flattened
> appearance in the Y direction.

This is exactly why I include the projection math in the manual.  The factor 
Anderson is discussing is +lat_1 option for the +proj=wintri projection.  
Select your own option value and name a new projection.  ;-)

-- 
The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due
to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.
-- Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) British psychologist


More information about the Proj mailing list