Packagecom.esri.aws.awx.map.projection
Classpublic class Mercator
ImplementsIProjection

Mercator projection -- Used for navigation or maps of equatorial regions. Any straight line on the map is a rhumb line (line of constant direction). Standard sea navigation charts (direction). Other directional uses: air travel, wind direction, ocean currents. Cylindrical, Conformal. Draw the line between the 2 points and set that direction.


Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
Mercator(lon0:Number, lat0:Number, x0:Number, y0:Number, R:Number)
Mercator
  
fromGeographic(point:GeoPoint):void
Converts to a pixel point from a projected geographic point (decimal degrees).
Mercator
  
toGeographic(point:GeoPoint):void
Converts a pixel point to a projected geographic point (decimal degrees).
Mercator
Constructor detail
Mercator()constructor
public function Mercator(lon0:Number, lat0:Number, x0:Number, y0:Number, R:Number)Parameters
lon0:Number
 
lat0:Number
 
x0:Number
 
y0:Number
 
R:Number
Method detail
fromGeographic()method
public function fromGeographic(point:GeoPoint):void

Converts to a pixel point from a projected geographic point (decimal degrees).

Parameters
point:GeoPoint
toGeographic()method 
public function toGeographic(point:GeoPoint):void

Converts a pixel point to a projected geographic point (decimal degrees).

Parameters
point:GeoPoint