This variation of Hotine produces unrectified Cartesian coordinates. Its origin is the intersection of the central geodesic and the equator of the aposphere. It is retained primarily for historical purposes as it is seldom used.
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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. |