van der Grinten II

Classification

Miscellaneous

Available forms

Forward spherical projection

Defined area

Global

Alias

vandg2

Domain

2D

Input type

Geodetic coordinates

Output type

Projected coordinates

van der Grinten II

proj-string: +proj=vandg2

Parameters

Note

All parameters are optional for the projection.

+lon_0=<value>

Longitude of projection center.

Defaults to 0.0.

+R=<value>

Radius of the sphere, given in meters. If used in conjunction with +ellps, +R takes precedence.

See Ellipsoid size parameters for more information.

+x_0=<value>

False easting.

Defaults to 0.0.

+y_0=<value>

False northing.

Defaults to 0.0.