FME Form: 2024.1

MRCATK: Mercator Cylindrical Projection with Scale Factor

This is a variation of the MRCAT projection where a scale factor is used to specify the scale reduction factor rather than a standard parallel.

Parameter Name Description
PARM1 Longitude, in degrees, of the central meridian of the coordinate system (or map).
SCL_RED

Scale reduction factor to be used.

X_OFF

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

False northing to be applied to all Y coordinates.