Modified Stereographic of the 50 U.S. states

Classification

Azimuthal

Available forms

Forward and inverse, spherical and ellipsoidal

Defined area

All 50 states of the U.S.

Alias

gs50

Domain

2D

Input type

Geodetic coordinates

Output type

Projected coordinates

Modified Stereographic of the 50 U.S. states

proj-string: +proj=gs50

Parameters

Note

All parameters are optional for the projection.

+ellps=<value>

The name of a built-in ellipsoid definition.

See Ellipsoids for more information, or execute proj -le for a list of built-in ellipsoid names.

Defaults to "GRS80".

+x_0=<value>

False easting, easting at false origin or easting at projection centre (naming and meaning depend on the projection method). Always in meters.

Defaults to 0.0.

+y_0=<value>

False northing, northing at false origin or northing at projection centre (naming and meaning depend on the projection method). Always in meters.

Defaults to 0.0.