Re: A question about Italy Map Projection.

"Jerry Helfand" <[email protected]> Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:00:34 -0500
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Max,

More info (kids are asleep and aimless web surfing seems, well, =
aimless...) :

From website: http://www.opengis.org/techno/interop/EPSG2WKT.TXT  which =
I got from a HOTBOT search on "italy map system zone central meridian":=20

(Todd Jamison is right.  Zone 1 Eastings will not overlap Zone 2 =
Eastings unless one crosses the boundary between the two zones =
(longitude =3D 12 ).  You can even go further and assume that  eastings =
between 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 are in zone 1 and eastings between =
2,020,000 and 3,030,000 are in zone 2.  Again, this should make sense =
when looking at the map location of a given point.)

PROJCS["Monte Mario (Rome) / Italy zone 1",
GEOGCS["Monte Mario (Rome)",
DATUM["Monte_Mario",
SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297]],
PRIMEM["Rome",12.4523333333333],
UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],
PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
PARAMETER["false_easting",1500000],
PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
UNIT["metre",1]]
EPSG=3D26592

PROJCS["Monte Mario (Rome) / Italy zone 2",
GEOGCS["Monte Mario (Rome)",
DATUM["Monte_Mario",
SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297]],
PRIMEM["Rome",12.4523333333333],
UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
PARAMETER["central_meridian",15],
PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
PARAMETER["false_easting",2520000],
PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
UNIT["metre",1]]
EPSG=3D26632

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Max Zhao=20
  To: [email protected]=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 9:00 AM
  Subject: Re: [OSRS] A question about Italy Map Projection.


  Jerry,

  Your information is exactly what I am looking for. I was thinking =
about getting the Easting and Northing
  for Longitude =3D12 assuming it is in the east zone using FALSE =
Easting =3D252000, and get another pair of Easting/Northing assuming it =
is in the west zone using FALSE Easting =3D150000. Hopefully the first =
Easting (EMidline_West) is much larger than the second Easting =
(EMidline_East).=20

  Now when I want to calculate Lat/Lon from a pair of (E, N) ,  I can =
determine which set of parameters to use by comparing  E to the =
(EMidline_East+ EMidline_West)/2.=20

  Does any one have more information about the overlapping thing for =
Italy?  Why should Italy have the overlapping region??

  Thanks,
  =
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  Max Zhao
  RM2D15, Building104
  Florham Park, NJ07932
  Phone: (973) 236-6493
  Fax:     (973) 236-6679
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    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Jerry Helfand=20
    To: [email protected]=20
    Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:32 PM
    Subject: Re: [OSRS] A question about Italy Map Projection.


    I don't know the details of the zones for Italy, but I have a =
comment

    Based on website, http://rmmcnt7.cr.usgs.gov/cscodes.htm=20

    Italy zones are divided thus:
    "[Italy]
    IT-W     =3D Italy, West Fuse, West of 12 degrees E
    IT-E     =3D Italy, East Fuse, East of 12 degrees E "

    Thus, you have to know which part of Italy you're working.  Unless =
the False Easting at the central meridians differ enough, as Todd =
Jamison said, x-y pairs would not be unique so some prior knowledge of =
geographic location is necessary.

    Jerry Helfand=20


      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Max Zhao=20
      To: [email protected]=20
      Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:37 PM
      Subject: [OSRS] A question about Italy Map Projection.


      I am working to convert a set of E&N coordinates in Italy back =
into latitude and longitude. I know there are tow zones (east zone and =
west zone) in Italy. The projection method is: Transverse Mercator or =
Gauss Boaga. I also know the Roma 1840 Datum for the 2 zones.=20

      My Question is: If I am given a pair of (E,N) coordinate, how can =
I tell it is in the east zone or it is in the west zone?=20

      I would greatly appreciate if any body can help me with this.

      Max zhao
      =
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      Max Zhao
      RM2D15, Building104
      Florham Park, NJ07932
      Phone: (973) 236-6493
      Fax:     (973) 236-6679
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Max,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>More info (kids are asleep and aimless web surfing =
seems,=20
well, aimless...) :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>From website: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.opengis.org/techno/interop/EPSG2WKT.TXT">http://www.op=
engis.org/techno/interop/EPSG2WKT.TXT</A>&nbsp;=20
which I got from a HOTBOT search on "italy map system zone central =
meridian":=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>(Todd Jamison is right.&nbsp; Zone 1 Eastings will =
not overlap=20
Zone 2 Eastings unless one crosses the boundary between the two zones =
(longitude=20
=3D 12 ).&nbsp; You can even go further and assume that&nbsp; eastings =
between=20
1,000,000 and 2,000,000 are in zone 1 and eastings between 2,020,000 and =

3,030,000 are in zone 2.&nbsp; Again, this should make sense when =
looking at the=20
map location of a given point.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>PROJCS["Monte Mario (Rome) / Italy zone 1",</DIV>
<DIV>GEOGCS["Monte Mario (Rome)",</DIV>
<DIV>DATUM["Monte_Mario",</DIV>
<DIV>SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297]],</DIV>
<DIV>PRIMEM["Rome",12.4523333333333],</DIV>
<DIV>UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],</DIV>
<DIV>PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["false_easting",1500000],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["false_northing",0],</DIV>
<DIV>UNIT["metre",1]]<BR>EPSG=3D26592</DIV>
<DIV><BR>PROJCS["Monte Mario (Rome) / Italy zone 2",</DIV>
<DIV>GEOGCS["Monte Mario (Rome)",</DIV>
<DIV>DATUM["Monte_Mario",</DIV>
<DIV>SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297]],</DIV>
<DIV>PRIMEM["Rome",12.4523333333333],</DIV>
<DIV>UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],</DIV>
<DIV>PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["central_meridian",15],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["false_easting",2520000],</DIV>
<DIV>PARAMETER["false_northing",0],</DIV>
<DIV>UNIT["metre",1]]<BR>EPSG=3D26632<BR></DIV>
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  <A [email protected] href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Max =
Zhao</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 03, 2003 =
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  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSRS] A question =
about=20
  Italy Map Projection.</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jerry,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your information is exactly what I am =
looking=20
  for. I was thinking about getting the Easting and =
Northing</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for Longitude =3D12 assuming it is in =
the east zone=20
  using FALSE Easting =3D252000, and get another pair of =
Easting/Northing assuming=20
  it is in the west zone using FALSE Easting =3D150000. Hopefully the =
first=20
  Easting (EMidline_West) is much larger than the second Easting=20
  (EMidline_East).&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now when I want to calculate Lat/Lon =
from a pair=20
  of (E, N)</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>,&nbsp; I can =
determine which=20
  set of parameters to use by comparing&nbsp; E to the (EMidline_East+=20
  EMidline_West)/2. </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does any one have more information =
about the=20
  overlapping thing for Italy?&nbsp; Why should Italy have the =
overlapping=20
  region??</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
  =
size=3D2>----------------------------------------------------------------=
--------------------------------------<BR>Max=20
  Zhao<BR>RM2D15, Building104<BR>Florham Park, NJ07932<BR>Phone: (973)=20
  236-6493<BR>Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (973)=20
  =
236-6679<BR>-------------------------------------------------------------=
-----------------------------------------</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV=20
    style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
    <A [email protected] href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Jerry =
Helfand</A>=20
    </DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
[email protected]=20
    href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> =
</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 02, =
2003 11:32=20
    PM</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSRS] A =
question about=20
    Italy Map Projection.</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I don't know the details of the zones for Italy, =
but I=20
    have a comment</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Based on website, <A=20
    =
href=3D"http://rmmcnt7.cr.usgs.gov/cscodes.htm">http://rmmcnt7.cr.usgs.go=
v/cscodes.htm</A>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Italy zones are divided thus:</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>"</FONT><FONT=20
    size=3D3>[Italy]<BR>IT-W&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =3D Italy, West =
Fuse, West of=20
    12 degrees E<BR>IT-E&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =3D Italy, East Fuse, =
East of 12=20
    degrees E "<BR></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D3><FONT size=3D2>Thus, you have to know which part =
of Italy=20
    you're working.&nbsp; Unless the False Easting at the central =
meridians=20
    differ enough, as Todd Jamison said, x-y pairs would not be unique =
so some=20
    prior knowledge of geographic location is =
necessary.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D3><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Jerry Helfand&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
    style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
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      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- =
</DIV>
      <DIV=20
      style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
      <A [email protected] =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Max=20
      Zhao</A> </DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
[email protected]=20
      href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> =
</DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 01, =
2003 3:37=20
      PM</DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OSRS] A question =
about=20
      Italy Map Projection.</DIV>
      <DIV><BR></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am working to convert a set of =
E&amp;N=20
      coordinates in <STRONG>Italy</STRONG> back into latitude and =
longitude. I=20
      know there are tow zones (east zone and west zone) in Italy. The=20
      projection method is: Transverse Mercator or Gauss Boaga. I also =
know=20
      the&nbsp;Roma 1840 Datum for the 2 zones.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My Question is: If I am given a =
pair of (E,N)=20
      coordinate, how can I tell it is in the east zone or it is in the =
west=20
      zone? </FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would greatly appreciate if any =
body can=20
      help me with this.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Max zhao</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
      =
size=3D2>----------------------------------------------------------------=
--------------------------------------<BR>Max=20
      Zhao<BR>RM2D15, Building104<BR>Florham Park, NJ07932<BR>Phone: =
(973)=20
      236-6493<BR>Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (973)=20
      =
236-6679<BR>-------------------------------------------------------------=
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