The Stereographic projection is the only known true perspective projection of any kind that is also conformal. The central meridian and a particular parallel (if shown) are straight lines. All other meridians and parallels are shown as arcs of circles.
This projection provides an optional parameter that will rotate the planar coordinates by the specified amount after the projection (or before the inverse). The value should be provided as an angular value east of north. If this parameter is not provided, it will default to 0 (no rotation).
The "Stereographic" Projection has the following Parameters:
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Parameter Name |
Parameter String |
Units |
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Longitude of the Center of the Projection |
central_meridian |
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Latitude of the Center of the Projection |
latitude_of_origin |
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Scale Reduction Factor at the Center of the Projection |
scale_factor |
Double |
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False Easting |
false_easting |
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False Northing |
false_northing |
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XY Plane Rotation (optional) |
xy_plane_rotation |