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authorKristian Evers <kristianevers@gmail.com>2016-09-12 10:07:18 +0200
committerKristian Evers <kristianevers@gmail.com>2016-09-12 10:07:18 +0200
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Expanded merc docs with +k_0 option
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@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ The projection is conformal which makes it suitable for navigational purposes.
+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Options** |
+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
-| `+lat_ts` | Latitude of true scale. Defaults to 0. |
+| `+lat_ts` | Latitude of true scale. Defaults to 0.0 |
++---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
+| `+k_0` | Scaling factor. Defaults to 1.0 |
+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -40,11 +42,19 @@ Often inappropriately used for world maps since the regions near the poles
cannot be shown [Evenden1995]_.
-Example::
+Example using latitude of true scale::
$ echo 56.35 12.32 | proj +proj=merc +lat_ts=56.5
- 3470306.37 759599.90
+ 3470306.37 759599.90
+
+Example using scaling factor::
+
+ echo 56.35 12.32 | proj +proj=merc +k_0=2
+ 12545706.61 2746073.80
+
+Note that ``+lat_ts`` and ``+k_0`` are mutually excusive.
+If used together, ``+lat_ts`` takes precedence over ``+k_0``.
Mathematical definition
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