Re: countrydata shape - which projection?
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- Subject: [mg84907] Re: countrydata shape - which projection?
- From: mcmcclur at unca.edu
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:58:00 -0500 (EST)
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On Jan 18, 5:56 am, Mitch Murphy <mi... at lemma.ca> wrote:
> does somebody know which projection is used by
> CountryData["Canada","Shape"]? i'm trying to get this shape in lat/lon
> coordinates.
I don't know the default projection, but it is easy to
specify any particular projection. To see Canada using
a flat lat/lng projection use:
CountryData["Canada", {"Shape", "Equirectangular"}]
If you just want the polygon, use
CountryData["Canada", {"Polygon", "Equirectangular"}]
If you just want the lat/lng values of the boundary,
use
CountryData["Canada", "Coordinates"]
Mark