Modified Stereographic of 50 U.S.

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 50 U.S.

proj-string: +proj=gs50

Parameters

Note

All parameters are optional for the projection.

+ellps=<value>

See proj -le for a list of available ellipsoids.

Defaults to “GRS80”.

+x_0=<value>

False easting.

Defaults to 0.0.

+y_0=<value>

False northing.

Defaults to 0.0.