I'm still very new to GIS - hence the newbie style question. Suppose I'm using EPSG:4326, and I have the two coordinates -122:40 and -120:42. It would seem reasonable that because -122-(-120)=-2 and 40-(42)=-2, I have a proper square (something that would fit nicely in a 500px X 500px window). Following this logic, -122:40 and -120:43 would fit in a 500px X 750px window.
However, I realize that because the planet isn't flat, I may be making assumptions that aren't correct. I've read some articles on projection, but I'm still not comfortable enough to determine whether I'm understanding all of this correctly. Could someone shed some light on this for me? I'll probably have some follow up questions, so patience and understanding are appreciated. Todd The only "dumb question" is the one you were too afraid to ask. ________________________________________ Check out RouteRuler - Free software for runners, cyclists, walkers, etc. http://routeruler.sourceforge.net ________________________________________ Get a handle on your data with "pocOLAP", the "little" OLAP project http://pocolap.sourceforge.net ________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ Geotools-gt2-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users
