Updated pj_ellps.c with non-Earth planetary ellipsoids

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Reported by cirquelar on 12 Mar 2010 16:03 UTC I updated the file '''pj_ellps.c''' to contain the non-Earth planetary ellipsoids (e.g. Mars) with the appropriate semi-major axis (a) and semi-minor axis (b) or reciprocal flattening (rf) parameters (attached).

All values are derived from the latest pertinent report (in 2000) provided by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group (IAU/IAG WG) on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements. The reference for the report is "Report of the IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites: 2000," by P. K. Seidelmann, et al., now published in Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 82, pp. 83-110, 2002. A preprint with the values is available here: [http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/ISPRS/PREPRINTS/IAU2000/IAU2000_preprint.pdf].

These values match the default ESRI ArcGIS 9.3.1 projection files for geographic coordinate systems for the solar system (C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Coordinate Systems\Geographic Coordinate Systems\Solar System). I did not update the '''pj_datums.c''' file as there are not multiple datums for any of the planetary bodies.

While PROJ.4 can work with non-Earth coordinate systems via specifying the semi-major axis, reciprocal flattening and appropriate projection elements (e.g. latitude of true scale), this addition will standardize the ellipsoid sizes on peer-reviewed values and assist scientists working with this software to conduct planetary research.

Migrated-From: https://trac.osgeo.org/proj/ticket/68

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Modified by cirquelar on 12 Mar 2010 18:43 UTC

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Attachment added by cirquelar on 12 Mar 2010 16:03 UTC https://trac.osgeo.org/proj/attachment/ticket/68/pj_ellps.c