projection problems

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 14:52:26 +0100
From: Sven Fuhrmann <sven@linus.uni-muenster.de>
To: grassu-list@max.cecer.army.mil
Subject: projection problems

Dear GRASS-user,

Currently I am working with DTM-raster data using GRASS4.1.

The standard region (Mercator) is set to the third central meridian
(9 degrees = 3,500,000 meters). I would like to project this data to
the second meridian (6 degrees = 2,500,000 meters) using GRASS4.1.

Does anyone has knowledge of a GRASS4.1 command performing this kind
of projection for the whole rastermap?

I do appreciate any idea to solve this problem and I thank you
in advance for helping me.

Marie Luelff
marie@linus.uni-muenster.de

This message seems to contain several problems:

(1) "standard region (Mercator)"---what standard? GK, UTM? If either
  than please use Transverse Mercator, not simply Mercator.

(2) If the reference is to the GK system, then I do not believe that
  there is any 6 degree meridian. They should be 3, 9, 15E, ...,
  for respective zones 1, 2, 3, ... . The false eastings seem to
  fit GK usage but the central meridian does not.

Note: I am using GK in the sense of the old Eastern block equivalent
to UTM, not the computation method (equivalent to that used in UTM).

Gerald (Jerry) I. Evenden Internet: gie@charon.er.usgs.gov
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