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-====== Get Projection Info ====== ​+====== Get Projection Info ======
  
 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
  
-This functor retrieves ​information about a given projection+Retrieves descriptive ​information about a projection, in several standard representations.
  
 ===== Inputs ===== ===== Inputs =====
  
-^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^ +^ Name  ^ Type  ^ Description ​ 
-projection ​ | [[Projection Type]] ​ | The projection ​whose information will be retrieved. ​ |+Projection ​ | [[Projection Type]] ​ | Projection ​whose information will be retrieved. ​ |
  
 ===== Optional Inputs ===== ===== Optional Inputs =====
 +
 +None.
  
 ===== Outputs ===== ===== Outputs =====
  
 ^ Name  ^ Type  ^ Description ​ ^ ^ Name  ^ Type  ^ Description ​ ^
-| WKT  | [[String Type]] ​ | The projection using the [[http://​www.geoapi.org/​3.0/​javadoc/​org/​opengis/​referencing/​doc-files/​WKT.html|WKT (well-known text)]] syntax. ​ | +| WKT  | [[String Type]] ​ | Projection expressed in WKT (well-known text) syntax. ​ | 
-| ERMapper Equivalent Projection ​ | [[String Type]] ​ | The name of the projection ​using the equivalent ​ER Mapper ​keyword. Returns ​an empty text if the projection does not have an ERMapper ​equivalente representation.  | +| ERMapper Equivalent Projection ​ | [[String Type]] ​ | Projection'​s ​name using the equivalent ​ERMapper ​keyword, or an empty string ​if it has no ERMapper ​equivalent.  | 
-| ERMapper Equivalent Datum  | [[String Type]] ​ | The name of the projection ​datum using the equivalent ​ER Mapper ​keyword. Returns ​an empty text if the projection does not have an ERMapper ​equivalente representation.  | +| ERMapper Equivalent Datum  | [[String Type]] ​ | Projection'​s ​datum name using the equivalent ​ERMapper ​keyword, or an empty string ​if it has no ERMapper ​equivalent.  | 
-| ERMapper Equivalent Unit  | [[String Type]] ​ | The name of the projection ​unit using the equivalent ​ER Mapper ​keyword. Returns ​an empty text if the projection does not have an ERMapper ​equivalente representation.  | +| ERMapper Equivalent Unit  | [[String Type]] ​ | Projection'​s ​unit name using the equivalent ​ERMapper ​keyword, or an empty string ​if it has no ERMapper ​equivalent.  | 
-| UTM Hemisphere ​ | [[Integer Value Type]] ​ | The code corresponding to the UTM projection ​hemisphere, if the projection ​is UTM. -1 = Undefined, ​1 = North Hemisphere ​and 2 = South Hemisphere. ​ | +| UTM Hemisphere ​ | [[Integer Value Type]] ​ | UTM hemisphere ​code, if Projection ​is UTM1 = North Hemisphere2 = South Hemisphere, -1 = not UTM.  | 
-| UTM Zone  | [[Integer Value Type]] ​ | The code corresponding to the UTM projection ​zone, if the projection ​is UTM, or -1.  | +| UTM Zone  | [[Integer Value Type]] ​ | UTM zone code, if Projection ​is UTM, or -1 otherwise.  | 
-| Coordinate Type  | [[Integer Value Type]] ​ | The code corresponding to the projection coordinate type, if it applies. -1 = Undefined, ​1 = Eastings/​Northings ​and 2 = Latitude/​Longitude. ​ | +| Coordinate Type  | [[Integer Value Type]] ​ | Coordinate type code1 = Eastings/​Northings2 = Latitude/​Longitude, -1 = undefined.  | 
-| Proj4  | [[String Type]] ​ | The projection using the [[http://​proj4.org/​parameters.html|Proj4]] syntax.  |+| Proj4  | [[String Type]] ​ | Projection expressed in PROJ.4 syntax | 
 +| EPSG Code  | [[Integer Value Type]]  | Projection'​s EPSG code, if it has one, or -1 otherwise.  |
  
 ===== Group ===== ===== Group =====
  
-[[Functor List#Map Algebra|Map Algebra]]+[[Functor List#Map Algebra | Map Algebra]]
  
 ===== Notes ===== ===== Notes =====
  
-===== Internal Name ===== +None. 
 + 
 +===== Internal Name =====
  
 GetProjectionInfo GetProjectionInfo