Proj4

Coordinate system conversions are needed for several SCEC projects.

Example Conversions

Converting WGS84 to UTM Zone 11 using cs2cs

• cs2cs -v +proj=latlong +datum=WGS84 +to +proj=utm +zone=11 +datum=WGS84

""" -bash-4.2$ cs2cs -v +proj=latlong +datum=WGS84 +to +proj=utm +zone=11 +datum=WGS84

1. ---- From Coordinate System ----
2. Lat/long (Geodetic alias)
4. +proj=latlong +datum=WGS84 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0
5. ---- To Coordinate System ----
6. Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
7. Cyl, Sph
8. zone= south
9. +proj=utm +zone=11 +datum=WGS84 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0

-118.00 34.00 407650.40 3762606.66 0.00 """

Building Proj4

proj4 built on Centos using the ./configure make, make install. Since we are building on a shared cluster, the

Online Implementations

• CS2CS Online

Online Documentation

• UCVM-P Example Strings
• Proj4 wikibooks
• Defines return paramater elevation
• Proj4 Examples
• C example

Downloads and Documentation

• Proj4 Download - Proj4 4.9.3
• Prog4 Website

• PyProj Download - pyproj 1.9.5.1
• PyProj Documentation]

Related Entries

• High-F
• UCVM