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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hi all,<br>
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I'm working with a large bunch of maps of Indonesia, dating from
the Dutch colonial period (1850-1946). Quite a few are in the
so-called "polyhedral" projection, a simple projection that fits
the globe locally for each separate map sheet. Works fine for a
few sheets, but for larger surfaces it is impossible to generate a
fitting map. Has anyone worked with this projection? Is it
possible to generate a correct global map using proj?<br>
<br>
Jan<br>
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See this passage in Snyder's book:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://books.google.nl/books?id=0UzjTJ4w9yEC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=polyhedric+projection&source=bl&ots=ZaeVIBxxA3&sig=Q437Wqb99b862kaqSYMRBTNS9f8&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=0WPUUPR0gaiEB7fjgKAE&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=polyhedric%20projection&f=false">http://books.google.nl/books?id=0UzjTJ4w9yEC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=polyhedric+projection&source=bl&ots=ZaeVIBxxA3&sig=Q437Wqb99b862kaqSYMRBTNS9f8&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=0WPUUPR0gaiEB7fjgKAE&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=polyhedric%20projection&f=false</a><br>
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