Modified Stereographic of 50 U.S.

Classification

Azimuthal

Available forms

Forward and inverse, spherical and ellipsoidal

Defined area

All 50 states of the U.S.

Alias

gs50

Domain

2D

Input type

Geodetic coordinates

Output type

Projected coordinates

Modified Stereographic of 50 U.S.

proj-string: +proj=gs50

Parameters

Note

All parameters are optional for the projection.

+ellps=<value>

The name of a built-in ellipsoid definition.

See Ellipsoids for more information, or execute proj -le for a list of built-in ellipsoid names.

Defaults to "GRS80".

+x_0=<value>

False easting.

Defaults to 0.0.

+y_0=<value>

False northing.

Defaults to 0.0.