Orthographic Projection

An orthographic projection is a map projection of cartography. Like the stereographic projection and gnomonic projection, orthographic projection is a perspective (or azimuthal) projection, in which the sphere is projected onto a tangent plane or secant plane. The point of perspective for the orthographic projection is at infinite distance. It depicts a hemisphere of the globe as it appears from outer space, where the horizon is a great circle. The shapes and areas are distorted, particularly near the edges, but distances are preserved along parallels.

Required Parameters

To convert coordinates using the Orthographic projection, the following parameters have to be set:

• False Northing;
• False Easting;
• Central Meridian;
• Latitude of Origin;