Syntax

Description

pole = org2pol(origin)returns the location of the North Pole in terms of the coordinate system after transformation based on the inputorigin. Theoriginis a three-element vector of the form[latitude longitude orientation], wherelatitudeandlongitudeare the coordinates that the new center (origin) had in the untransformed system, andorientationis the azimuth of the true North Pole from the new origin point in the transformed system. The outputpoleis a three-element vector of the form[latitude longitude meridian], which gives the latitude and longitude point in terms of the original untransformed system of the new location of the true North Pole. The meridian is the longitude from the original system upon which the new system is centered.

pole = org2pol(origin,units)allows the specification of the angular units of theoriginvector, whereunitsis any valid angle unit. The default is'degrees'.

When developing transverse or oblique projections, transformed coordinate systems are required. One way to define these systems is to establish the point at which, in terms of the original (untransformed) system, the (transformed) true North Pole will lie.

See Also

neworig|putpole