Working with Map Projections Course

Working with Map Projections is a one-day course for those who want a comprehensive overview and introduction to the way map projections can be set up and used in IDL. Course participants receive a complementary copy of the Coyote Graphics Map Projection programs.

Working with Map Projections Overview

• Working with Map Projections
  • Which map projection routines should you use: Map_Set or Map_Proj_Init?
  • What do datums have to do with map projections?
  • What are projected coordinates and why are they important?
  • Warping data into map projections (images and contours)
  • Creating map projections for projected images
  • Automatic georegistration of GeoTiff images
  • Finding the map boundary
  • Creating arrays of latitudes and longitudes for your images
  • Annotating images: using the GSHHS shore database
  • Annotating images: using shapefiles
  • Adding continental outlines, map grid lines, and map locations
  • Solving problems and working around bugs in IDL's map projection tools
  • Sending maps to PostScript, PDF, and raster file output
  • Creating your own GeoTiff files

Skills Required:

• Basic operating knowledge of computers required.
• No prior knowledge of IDL graphics required.