Transformation function: Mercator

Parameters for Mercator-function. Note, that the Mercator XY coordinates are not metric, but degrees.

Name

Function name.

a, 1/f

Ellipsoid major semiaxis size and inverse of flattening.

Some commonly used ellipsoids:

Bessel (RT90, Sweden) - a: 6377397.155, 1/f: 299.1528128

WGS84 - a: 6378137.000, 1/f: 298.257223563

GRS80 (UTM, GKn, EUREF) - a: 6378137.000, 1/f: 298.257222101

Hayford (KKJ, Finland) - a: 6378388.000, 1/f: 297.0

Center meridian

Projection center meridian in degrees.

Center scale

Scale of projection at center meridian.

False easting

East coordinate value at center meridian.

False northing

North coordinate value at equator.

Definitions

Definitions common for all functions.