Cartographic Reference Systems

 

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Cartographic Reference Systems

 

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Following cartographic and geodetic reference systems, listed in alphabetical order, are supported:

 

Country

Projection

Ellipsoid

Datum Shift

Albers

Albers

WGS84

 

Argentina

Gauss-Krüger

International1924

Campo Inchauspe

Austria

Gauss-Krüger

Bessel1814

Oekie

Bangladesh

UTM

Everest

Indian-M

Belgium

UTM, Lambert72, Lambert2008

Hayford1924, WGS84

BD72

Brazil

UTM

International1967

SAD69, Alegre

Brazil SIRGAS 2000

UTM

GRS 1980

SIRGAS 2000

Canada

UTM

Clarke1866, WGS84

Alberta, East, Ontario, NorthWest, Yukon

Cartesian-Global

Cartesian

WGS84

 

Colombia

Gauss-Krüger

International1924

Bogota Observatory

Czech Republic

Gauss-Krüger

Krass

Grimm, Eurotel

Denmark

UTM

International1924

Geodaetisk Institut

Ecuador

UTM

International1924

Provisional South American1956

Europe

ETRS89_LAEA_EUROPE

WGS84

ETRS39

Egypt

TM

Helmert1906, Clarke1866, Clarke1880

European1950-F

Finland

Gauss-Krüger

International1924

Finnish National System

France

Lambert Conformal Conic

Clarke IGN

WGS84, RGF93

Geo-Global

Geographic

WGS84

WGS84

Germany

Gauss-Krüger, UTM

Bessel1814, International1924, Krassovsky

Laux, DHDN-ETRF, S42-ETRF, Europe50, Graf, LVABW, LVAN

Gnomonic

Gnomonic

WGS 84

 

Greece

TM

WGS 84

 

Hungary

Hotine Oblique Mercator Azimuth Center

GRS67

ETHZ Hungary

Indonesia

UTM

GRS67

MAPINDO3, MAPINDO5

Ireland

TM

Airy modified, WGS84

IG, ITM (IRENET95)

Italy

Gauss-Boaga

International1924

Roma40

Italy

UTM

International1924

Europe50

Japan UTM

UTM (51 to 56)

WGS84, Bessel1814

WGS84, Tokyo

Japan Coordinate System

UTM (1 to 19)

WGS84, Bessel1814

WGS84, Tokyo

Korea

UTM

WGS84

 

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

WGS84

WGS84

Lambert Cylindrical Equal Area

Lambert Cylindrical Equal Area

WGS84

WGS84

Lituania

TM

WGS84

 

Mercator

Mercator

WGS84

 

Miller

Miller

Earth Radius

 

Netherlands

Oblique Stereographic

Bessel1814, WGS84

RD

Philippines

UTM

Clarke1866

Philippines, Mindanao

Polar Stereographic

Stereographic

WGS84

 

Portugal

Gauss-Krüger

International1924

Datum73

Sinusoidal

Sinusoidal

Earth Radius

 

South Africa

TM

WGS84

 

Spain

UTM

International1924

Europe50, ED50 (7 parameters)

Sri Lanka

TM

Everest

Kandawala

Stereographic

Oblique Stereographic

WGS84

 

Switzerland

    CHOM

Bessel1814

CH1903, CH1903+, WGS84, ITRF93, ETRS89, CHTRF95

Turkey

Gauss-Krüger

Krassovsky

TDS

United Kingdom

TM

Airy

ICP, Graf

UPS

   UPS

WGS84

 

United States of America

    UTM

Clarke1866, WGS84

East, West, Alaska

UTM-Global

    UTM

WGS84

 

Venezuela

    UTM

    WGS84

PSAD1956, Pulkovo, ITRF94

 

Note that:

 

Some generic projection systems (e.g. Stereographic, Polar Stereographic, Gnomonic, Mercator, Miller, Albers, etc.) require specific parameters to be adapted depending on the geographic location of the data to process (i.e. Latitude/Longitude scene position). In these cases the user is prompted to enter such parameters in the "Cartographic Parameters" panel (refer to the provided "References" for details).

The cartographic information, when importing geocoded data in ENVI format, are automatically read from the ENVI header file (.hdr) only for GEOGLOBAL and UTM reference systems.

The Albers projection is intended for data in polar regions.

 

References

 

Snyder, John P. 1987. Map projections: a working manual. USGS Professional Paper 1395. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.