[Proj] MODIS' sinusoidal to latlon

[Markus Neteler]

Horacio,

on our Web site, at
 http://gis.cri.fmach.it/modis-sinusoidal-gis-files/
you can find a ZIP file with a Sinusoidal/LL SHAPE file
and a README how the reprojection was done.

Hopefully helpful for you,

Markus

On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 4:22 AM, Horacio Samaniego
<horacio.samaniego at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to figure out how I can transform some MODIS data.
> Unfortunately, I have performed some operations on a set of tiles
> (merge, sum, etc...) using GDAL and now have two Gtif files with yearly
> EVI for South America. However, I'm not successfully putting my result
> in a common projection with the rest of my dataset. MRT is only good for
> hdf files.
>
> Any suggestion on how to automate the process of moving from MODIS
> sinusoidal to old plain lat/lon (wgs84)?
>
> An little enhancement on this topic in the forums will help future
> users... and any help will be greatly appreciate.
>
> thanks in advance!
>
> Horacio
>
> **here's the original MODIS projection definition:
>
> PROJCS["unnamed",
>    GEOGCS["Unknown datum based upon the custom spheroid",
> DATUM["Not_specified_based_on_custom_spheroid",
>            SPHEROID["Custom
> spheroid",6371007.181,0]],
> PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
> UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
> PROJECTION["Sinusoidal"],
> PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",0],
> PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
> PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
> UNIT["metre",1,
>        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]]]
>
>
>
>
> --
> Horacio Samaniego <horacio.samaniego at gmail.com>
>
>
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