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Document : The MERCATOR projections,PETER OSBORNE, EDINBURGH, 2008
Radfearn's transformation formulae
TME is derived as a series by a complex transformation from the NME projection.
Direct
The direct series for x and y
Inverse
The inverse series for
and
where
Condition
1.
where the coefficients are given by
If we use the numerical values for the Airy ellipsoid, then , in meteres,
2. Function
and
are defined in
3.
is measured on radians from central meridian
4. The subscripted terms in the inverse series are to be evaluated at the footpoint latitude
such that
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