Sean, No, it's not part of spatial_ref_sys. Don't worry about the lack of srtext, that column is largely decorative...
P On 3/6/08, Sean Montague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for "magic incantation", I seem to be on the right track. Does > this projection exist in the spatial_sys_ref table? I don't see it, so I > added it. Of course there is no srtext info. > > Paul Ramsey wrote: > > The magic incantation is as follows. > > > > +proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 > > +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0 +k=1.0 +units=m [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On 3/5/08, Sean Montague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I've been trying to get Google Maps tiles into an SVG map with the > viewBox set in DD. Given that the tiles are 256x256, and the width in DD is > not the same as height, it has been problematic. I've given up on the DD > viewBox. I want to go to a pixel based coord system so the tiles line up > correctly. Am I be able to project some map data from my postGIS database > into Google's projection, and then either scale or transform it with relative > ease? I know this is against Google's policy, but if I can get it to work, > I'll seek permission later. > >> > >> Sean > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> postgis-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > postgis-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
