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Cartographic projection procedures for the UNIX environment; a user's manual

January 1, 1990

A tutorial description of the general usage of the cartographic projection program proj
(release 3) along with speci c cartographic parameters and illustrations of the ap-
proximately 70 cartographic projections supported by the program is presented. The
program is designed as a standard Unix lter utility to be employed with other pro-
grams in the generation of maps and charts and, in many cases, used in map digitizing
applications. Tables and shell scripts are also provided for conversion of State Plane
Coordinate Systems to and from geographic coordinates.

Publication Year 1990
Title Cartographic projection procedures for the UNIX environment; a user's manual
DOI 10.3133/ofr90284
Authors Gerald I. Evenden
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 90-284
Index ID ofr90284
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse