Re: [Matplotlib-users] strange error when attempting to generate a map using 'geos' projection

[Jeff W. <js...@fa...>]

Dr. Phillip M. Feldman wrote:
> Jeff Whitaker wrote:
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>> Philip:  That's an error from the proj4 c library saying that it didn't 
>> like one of the parameters you used to define the projection.  Since you 
>> didn't include the parameters you used, I can't say which one is the 
>> culprit.
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
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>
>   
Philip: I believe that lat_0 must be zero for the geostationary 
projection (you have to be looking down on the equator).  I usually 
leave the lat_0 parameter off entirely, in which case zero is assumed.  
I'll try to catch that and raise a more insightful error message.

-Jeff