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IProjectedCoordinateSystemEdit.DefineEx Method (ArcObjects .NET 10.6 SDK)
ArcObjects Library Reference (Geometry)  

IProjectedCoordinateSystemEdit.DefineEx Method

Defines the properties of a projected coordinate system.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub DefineEx ( _
    ByVal Name As String, _
    ByVal Alias As String, _
    ByVal Abbreviation As String, _
    ByVal Remarks As String, _
    ByVal useage As String, _
    ByVal gcs As IGeographicCoordinateSystem, _
    ByVal projectedXYUnit As ILinearUnit, _
    ByVal Projection As IProjection, _
    ByRef parameters As IParameter _
)

[C#]
public void DefineEx (
    string Name,
    string Alias,
    string Abbreviation,
    string Remarks,
    string useage,
    IGeographicCoordinateSystem gcs,
    ILinearUnit projectedXYUnit,
    IProjection Projection,
    ref IParameter parameters
);

[C++]
HRESULT DefineEx(
  BSTR Name,
  BSTR Alias,
  BSTR Abbreviation,
  BSTR Remarks,
  BSTR useage,
  IGeographicCoordinateSystem* gcs,
  ILinearUnit* projectedXYUnit,
  IProjection* Projection,
  IParameter** parameters
);

[C++]

Parameters
Name 

  Name is a parameter of type BSTR
Alias 

  Alias is a parameter of type BSTR
Abbreviation 

  Abbreviation is a parameter of type BSTR
Remarks 

  Remarks is a parameter of type BSTR
useage 

  useage is a parameter of type BSTR
gcs 

  gcs is a parameter of type IGeographicCoordinateSystem*
projectedXYUnit 

  projectedXYUnit is a parameter of type ILinearUnit*
Projection 

  Projection is a parameter of type IProjection*
parameters 

  parameters is a parameter of type IParameter**

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

One of the difficult parts of defining a projected coordinate system is determining which parameters a map projection supports. All map projection supports the FalseEasting and FalseNorthing parameters. The other parameters for each projection are listed below.

Aitoff
CentralMeridian

Albers
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1
StandardParallel2
LatitudeOfOrigin

Azimuthal_Equidistant
CentralMeridian
LatitudeOfOrigin

Behrmann
CentralMeridian

Bonne
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Cassini
CentralMeridian
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Craster_Parabolic
CentralMeridian

Cylindrical_Equal_Area
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Double_Stereographic
CentralMeridian
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Eckert_I
CentralMeridian

Eckert_II
CentralMeridian

Eckert_III
CentralMeridian

Eckert_IV
CentralMeridian

Eckert_V
CentralMeridian

Eckert_VI
CentralMeridian

Equidistant_Conic
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1
StandardParallel2
LatitudeOfOrigin

Equidistant_Cylindrical
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Flat_Polar_Quartic
CentralMeridian

Gall_Stereographic
CentralMeridian

Gauss_Kruger
CentralMeridian
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Gnomonic
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter

Hammer_Aitoff
CentralMeridian

Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center
ScaleFactor
Azimuth
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter

Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Natural_Origin
ScaleFactor
Azimuth
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter

Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Two_Point_Center
LatitudeOf1st
LatitudeOf2nd
ScaleFactor
LongitudeOf1st
LongitudeOf2nd
LatitudeOfCenter

Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Two_Point_Natural_Origin
LatitudeOf1st
LatitudeOf2nd
ScaleFactor
LongitudeOf1st
LongitudeOf2nd
LatitudeOfCenter

Krovak
PseudoStandardParallel1
ScaleFactor
Azimuth
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter
XScaleFactor
YScaleFactor
Rotation

Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area
CentralMeridian
LatitudeOfOrigin

Lambert_Conformal_Conic
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1
StandardParallel2
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Local
ScaleFactor
Azimuth
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter

Loximuthal
CentralMeridian
CentralParallel

Mercator
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Miller_Cylindrical
CentralMeridian

Mollweide
CentralMeridian

New_Zealand_Map_Grid
LongitudeOfOrigin
LatitudeOfOrigin

Orthographic
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter

Plate_Carree
CentralMeridian

Polyconic
CentralMeridian
LatitudeOfOrigin

Quartic_Authalic
CentralMeridian

Rectified_Skew_Orthomorphic_Center
ScaleFactor
Azimuth
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter
Rotation

Rectified_Skew_Orthomorphic_Natural_Origin
ScaleFactor
Azimuth
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter
Rotation

Robinson
CentralMeridian

Robinson_ARC_INFO
CentralMeridian

Sinusoidal
CentralMeridian

Stereographic
CentralMeridian
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Stereographic_North_Pole
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Stereographic_South_Pole
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Times
CentralMeridian

Transverse_Mercator
CentralMeridian
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Transverse_Mercator_Complex
CentralMeridian
ScaleFactor
LatitudeOfOrigin

Two_Point_Equidistant
LatitudeOf1st
LatitudeOf2nd
LongitudeOf1st
LongitudeOf2nd

Van_der_Grinten_I
CentralMeridian

Vertical_Near_Side_Perspective
LongitudeOfCenter
LatitudeOfCenter
Height

Winkel_I
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Winkel_II
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

Winkel_Tripel
CentralMeridian
StandardParallel1

See Also

IProjectedCoordinateSystemEdit Interface