This variation of Hotine produces rectified Cartesian coordinates. Its origin is the intersection of the central geodesic and the equator of the aposhere. The rectification method is specific to Zone 1 of the Alaska State Plan Coordinate System. Although it hasn’t been determined yet, it is possible this variation may be used for the Great Lakes Survey.
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Parameter Name |
Description |
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PARM1 |
The longitude, in degrees, of the central point of the projection. |
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PARM2 |
The latitude, in degrees, of the central point of the projection. |
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PARM3 |
The azimuth of the central great circle, in degrees east of north. |
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X_OFF |
The false easting to be applied to all X coordinates, usually selected to cause all X coordinates within the coordinate system to be positive values of reasonable size. |
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Y_OFF |
The false northing to be applied to all Y coordinates. |