Re: Convert from ED50 to WGS84

Hei Maarten,

So you have to do this conversion through a projection? Why is it not possible to do this purely in the geo domain?

Thank you for your answer.

Andreas

> On 13 Mar 2014, at 07:48, Maarten Vanneste <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hei,
> 
> Assume that your coordinates would fall into UTM zone 31, CM3°E, and within the geographical area
> RR=-R0/6/60/62
> The conversion would be something like this:
> 
> mapproject -C -F -Ju33/1:1 $RR yourdata.ed50 -T65/220 | mapproject -C -F -I -Ju33/1:1 -T220/220 > yourdata.wgs84
> 
> You may have to play around with the D_FORMAT parameter, not to lose resolution.
> 
> Maarten
> 
> 
> With best regards / Vennlig hilsen
> Maarten
> 
> Dr. Maarten Vanneste
> Offshore Geotechnics Division
> NGI, Oslo - Norway
> www.ngi.no
> 
> See also: International Centre for Geohazards
> www.geohazards.no
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Andreas B <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> How can I convert a set of lat/lon points in ED50 (International-1924) to WGS84? I guess mapproject is the right tool, but I'm very unsure about the results I'm getting.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> ANdreas
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