MRCAT: Mercator Cylindrical Projection with Standard Parallel

Parameter Name

Description

PARM1

Longitude, in degrees, of the central meridian of the coordinate system (or map).

PARM2

Latitude, in degrees, of the standard parallel, usually zero, indicating the equator. Using a non-zero value has an affect similar to that of the scale reduction factor of other cylindrical projecĀ­tions.

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.

Y_OFF

The false northing to be applied to all Y coordinates.