New Projection / Edit Projection

Displays and allows you to enter or edit the parameters of a user defined projection.

New Projection and Edit Projection is accessed from the Manage Projections command.

Note: The New Projection and Edit Projection functionality is identical. The only difference being if you are editing an existing projection it will display the currently set parameters.

New Projection / Edit Projection dialog box

Item Used to
Name: Name to be given to this projection.
Ellipsoid: Select an ellipsoid from the drop down list.
To create a new ellipsoid, refer to Manage Ellipsoids.
Projection type: Select the projection type from the drop down list.
Projection types that may be selected from the drop list include:
Parameters: Enter the parameters of the projection type selected. Refer to the links above for details.
OK: Save any changes made to the currently set projection parameters and closes the dialog box.
Cancel: Close the dialog box without saving any changes.