Wagner II

Classification

Pseudocylindrical

Available forms

Forward and inverse, spherical projection

Defined area

Global

Alias

wag2

Domain

2D

Input type

Geodetic coordinates

Output type

Projected coordinates

Wagner II

proj-string: +proj=wag2

\[ \begin{align}\begin{aligned}x &= 0.92483 \lambda \cos \theta\\y &= 1.38725\theta\\\sin \theta &= 0.88022 \sin(0.8855\phi)\end{aligned}\end{align} \]

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.