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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andreas,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you for the suggestion. It sounds like a great idea. I will raise a separate Mantis issue covering this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Roy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> geospatial [mailto:geospatial-bounces@web3d.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andreas Plesch<br><b>Sent:</b> 22 March 2016 01:36<br><b>To:</b> geospatial@web3d org<br><b>Cc:</b> X3D Graphics public mailing list<br><b>Subject:</b> [geospatial] new web Mercator geoSystem proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>x3d v.4 should support a new, web Mercator geoSystem.<br><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Mercator">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Mercator</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>is the projection used for all web mapping (slippy maps). Having it available will make it possible to use such maps in a precise manner within the geospatial component.<br><br>Section 25.2.3<br><br><a href="http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/components/geodata.html#Specifyingaspatialreference">http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/components/geodata.html#Specifyingaspatialreference</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>will need to be amended by<br><br>"<b>WM</b>" - Web Mercator. No additional arguments are supported. An example spatial reference frame definition of this format is [ "WM" ].<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I can come up with an entry for section 25.2.4. as well.<br><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Andreas Plesch<br>39 Barbara Rd.<br>Waltham, MA 02453<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>