Brian, Is it any more trivial than the reverse? Sorry, but I don't see how that is an argument for EPSG:4326, it is an argument that can just as easily be applied to any (global) projection. -Josh
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Brian Case <r...@winkey.org> wrote: > josh > > its trivial to re-project 4326 to web merc on the fly > > Brian > > On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 07:40 -0500, Josh Doe wrote: >> I've been trying to find the discussion or rationale for why EPSG:4326 >> is the projection of choice (or only supported projection?), but >> haven't had any luck. It seems to me that most imagery will eventually >> be consumed in EPSG:3857/900913, though of course not exclusively, so >> it seems that would be a better choice. Is there any technical reasons >> why EPSG:4326 is preferred, or any statistics on it being more >> prevalent? I think the answer to this belongs in the docs. >> >> Thanks, >> -Josh >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> t...@host134.hostmonster.com >> http://host134.hostmonster.com/mailman/listinfo/talk_openaerialmap.org > > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list t...@host134.hostmonster.com http://host134.hostmonster.com/mailman/listinfo/talk_openaerialmap.org
