Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of GridMapNames
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v4 v5 47 47 ===== Notes: ===== 48 48 49 Notes on using the PROJ.4 software packages for computing the mapping may be found at http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/proj_list/geos.html. These notes assume the point of perspective is directly over the equator. A more general description of vertical perspective projection is given in [Snyder], pages 169-181. 50 49 51 ==== Example F.10. Mercator ==== 50 52 … … 72 74 || '''Attribute''' || '''Description''' || 73 75 || perspective_point_height || When applicable, records the height, in meters, of the map projection perspective above the ellipsoid (or sphere). Used by perspective-type map projections, for example the Vertical Perspective Projection, which may be used to simulate the view from a Meteosat satellite. || 76 77 === Add the following to the Bibliography === 78 79 [Snyder] J Snyder. 1987. "Map Projections -- A Working Manual", USGS Professional Paper 1395.