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C++ library and tools for geographic calculations

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SYNOPSIS
       TransverseMercatorProj [ -s | -t ] [ -l lon0 ] [ -k k0 ] [ -r ] [ -e a
       f ] [ -w ] [ -p prec ] [ --comment-delimiter commentdelim ] [ --version
       | -h | --help ] [ --input-file infile | --input-string instring ] [
       --line-separator linesep ] [ --output-file outfile ]

DESCRIPTION
       Perform the transverse Mercator projections.  Convert geodetic
       coordinates to transverse Mercator coordinates.  The central meridian
       is given by lon0.  The longitude of origin is the equator.  The scale
       on the central meridian is k0.  By default an implementation of the
       exact transverse Mercator projection is used.

       Geodetic coordinates are provided on standard input as a set of lines
       containing (blank separated) latitude and longitude (decimal degrees or
       degrees, minutes, seconds); for details on the allowed formats for
       latitude and longitude, see the "GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES" section of
       GeoConvert(1).  For each set of geodetic coordinates, the corresponding
       projected easting, x, and northing, y, (meters) are printed on standard
       output together with the meridian convergence gamma (degrees) and scale
       k.  The meridian convergence is the bearing of grid north (the y axis)
       measured clockwise from true north.

OPTIONS
       -s  use the sixth-order Krueger series approximation to the transverse
           Mercator projection instead of the exact projection.

       -t  use the exact algorithm with the "EXTENDED DOMAIN".

       -l lon0
           specify the longitude of origin lon0 (degrees, default 0).

       -k k0
           specify the scale k0 on the central meridian (default 0.9996).

       -r  perform the reverse projection.  x and y are given on standard
           input and each line of standard output gives latitude, longitude,
           gamma, and k.

       -e a f
           specify the ellipsoid via the equatorial radius, a and the
           flattening, f.  Setting f = 0 results in a sphere.  Specify f < 0
           for a prolate ellipsoid.  A simple fraction, e.g., 1/297, is
           allowed for f.  By default, the WGS84 ellipsoid is used, a =
           6378137 m, f = 1/298.257223563.  If the exact algorithm is used, f
           must be positive.

       -w  on input and output, longitude precedes latitude (except that on
           input this can be overridden by a hemisphere designator, N, S, E,
           W).

       -p prec
           set the output precision to prec (default 6).  prec is the number
           of digits after the decimal point for lengths (in meters).  For
           latitudes and longitudes (in degrees), the number of digits after
           the decimal point is prec + 5.  For the convergence (in degrees)
           and scale, the number of digits after the decimal point is prec +
           6.

       --comment-delimiter commentdelim
           set the comment delimiter to commentdelim (e.g., "#" or "//").  If
           set, the input lines will be scanned for this delimiter and, if
           found, the delimiter and the rest of the line will be removed prior
           to processing and subsequently appended to the output line
           (separated by a space).

       --version
           print version and exit.

       -h  print usage and exit.

       --help
           print full documentation and exit.

       --input-file infile
           read input from the file infile instead of from standard input; a
           file name of "-" stands for standard input.

       --input-string instring
           read input from the string instring instead of from standard input.
           All occurrences of the line separator character (default is a
           semicolon) in instring are converted to newlines before the reading
           begins.

       --line-separator linesep
           set the line separator character to linesep.  By default this is a
           semicolon.

       --output-file outfile
           write output to the file outfile instead of to standard output; a
           file name of "-" stands for standard output.

EXTENDED DOMAIN
       The exact transverse Mercator projection has a branch point on the
       equator at longitudes (relative to lon0) of +/- (1 - e) 90 = 82.636...,
       where e is the eccentricity of the ellipsoid.  The standard convention
       for handling this branch point is to map positive (negative) latitudes
       into positive (negative) northings y; i.e., a branch cut is placed on
       the equator.  With the extended domain, the northern sheet of the
       projection is extended into the south hemisphere by pushing the branch
       cut south from the branch points.  See the reference below for details.

EXAMPLES
          echo 0 90 | TransverseMercatorProj
          => 25953592.84 9997964.94 90 18.40
          echo 260e5 100e5 | TransverseMercatorProj -r
          => -0.02 90.00 90.01 18.48

ERRORS
       An illegal line of input will print an error message to standard output
       beginning with "ERROR:" and causes TransverseMercatorProj to return an
       exit code of 1.  However, an error does not cause
       TransverseMercatorProj to terminate; following lines will be converted.

AUTHOR
       TransverseMercatorProj was written by Charles Karney.

SEE ALSO
       The algorithms for the transverse Mercator projection are described in
       C. F. F. Karney, Transverse Mercator with an accuracy of a few
       nanometers, J. Geodesy 85(8), 475-485 (Aug. 2011); DOI
       <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-011-0445-3>; preprint
       <https://arxiv.org/abs/1002.1417>.  The explanation of the extended
       domain of the projection with the -t option is given in Section 5 of
       this paper.

HISTORY
       TransverseMercatorProj was added to GeographicLib,
       <https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io>, in 2009-01.  Prior to version
Options (16)
OptionDescriptionSource
-suse the sixth-order Krueger series approximation to the transverse Mercator projection instead of the exact projection.help + man
-tuse the exact algorithm with the "EXTENDED DOMAIN".help + man
-l lon0specify the longitude of origin lon0 (degrees, default 0).help + man
-k k0specify the scale k0 on the central meridian (default 0.9996).help + man
-rperform the reverse projection.help + man
-won input and output, longitude precedes latitude (except that on input this can be overridden by a hemisphere designator, N, S, E, W).help + man
-p precset the output precision to prec (default 6).help + man
--comment-delimiter commentdelimset the comment delimiter to commentdelim (e.g., "#" or "//").help + man
--versionprint version and exit.help + man
-hprint usage and exit.help + man
--helpprint full documentation and exit.help + man
--input-file infileread input from the file infile instead of from standard input;help + man
--input-string instringread input from the string instring instead of from standard input.help + man
--line-separator linesepset the line separator character to linesep.help + man
--output-file outfilewrite output to the file outfile instead of to standard output;help + man
-e aspecify the ellipsoid via the equatorial radius, a and the flattening, f. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested

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