Thank you very much Robert,

I set my parameters: "+proj=tmerc +lon_0=-84 +lat_0=0 +x_0=500000 +k=0.9999
+datum=WGS84"
Everything looks ok now.

Best,

Manuel


2010/10/21 Robert J. Hijmans <r.hijmans@gmail.com>

> Dear Manuel,
>
> What is it about the map that looks wrong? What do you mean it has a
> "longitud 0" (the projected coordinates do not refer to longitude).
> Perhaps it is shifted in EW direction? Google (CRTM05) suggests that
> you need to use a false easting, +x_0=500000.
>
> Robert
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Manuel Spínola <mspinola10@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear list members,
> >
> > I know that this is not a problem with the function, but I am trying to
> work
> > with CRTM05 (for Costa Rica) with these parameters ("+proj=tmerc
> +lon_0=-84
> > +lat_0=0 +k=0.9999 +datum=WGS84") .  I am trying to project a map in
> > geographic coordinates to CRTM05 but the projected map doesn't look
> right,
> > it has a longitud 0.
> >
> >> corr = readOGR(dsn="C:/ProyectoRespacial/EvalHab_reporte",
> > layer="corredor05unico") # en coordenadas geográficas
> > OGR data source with driver: ESRI Shapefile
> > Source: "C:/ProyectoRespacial/EvalHab_reporte", layer: "corredor05unico"
> > with 1 features and 4 fields
> > Feature type: wkbPolygon with 2 dimensions
> >
> >> corr.transf = spTransform(corr, CRS("+proj=tmerc +lon_0=-84 +lat_0=0
> > +k=0.9999 +datum=WGS84")) # para CRTM05
> >> writeOGR(corr.transf,
> > dsn="C:/ProyectoRespacial/CBSS/Shapefiles_proyectados",
> > layer="corredorCRTM05", driver="ESRI Shapefile") # para escribir el shape
> >> corre = readOGR(dsn="C:/ProyectoRespacial/CBSS/Shapefiles_proyectados",
> > layer="corredorCRTM05")
> > OGR data source with driver: ESRI Shapefile
> > Source: "C:/ProyectoRespacial/CBSS/Shapefiles_proyectados", layer:
> > "corredorCRTM05"
> > with 1 features and 4 fields
> > Feature type: wkbPolygon with 2 dimensions
> >
> >> proj4string(corre)
> > [1] " +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-84 +k=0.9999 +x_0=0 +y_0=0
> +ellps=WGS84
> > +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +towgs84=0,0,0"
> >
> > Am I missing some parameter to do the right projection?
> > Best,
> >
> > Manuel
> >
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