Linuxuser1234 1 Posted October 26, 2022 In fmx how can i project Fronts and pressure centers(H & L) on to my sphere with a bitmap satellite image of the earth and here is the data as text 517 ASUS02 KWBC 260000 CODSUS CODED SURFACE FRONTAL POSITIONS NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 938 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2022 VALID 102600Z HIGHS 1018 2110980 1024 7921336 1019 3591127 1021 4361109 1022 3891073 1023 4071071 1014 6860592 1022 6490450 1019 6631128 1014 7010721 1020 4571163 LOWS 1005 2331029 1012 3491152 1000 3940884 1014 3871188 979 5560286 1007 7500512 1002 7530754 981 6070811 973 6141629 1006 5411250 1011 3430689 1009 5741123 1007 6261296 TROF 2270878 2030889 1750895 TROF 2990706 2980705 TROF 3101080 2751063 2391037 COLD 6160767 6060765 5810769 5340792 4980813 4730830 4350856 4150872 STNRY 4160871 4110875 4030879 3950883 COLD 3871188 3821185 3711185 3611187 3511192 3421206 3371229 3371252 3451289 3621336 3731367 COLD 3721101 3721122 3751137 3831149 STNRY 3831150 3881164 3881182 3871189 TROF 3471151 3341146 3241143 COLD 3940883 3880871 3670864 3410861 3240865 3100873 3010878 2810893 2600913 2260946 1880958 WARM 5650616 5610611 WARM 5540602 5520598 WARM 6150766 6110713 6030673 5750625 5520599 5370572 5130547 5050539 4890523 STNRY 6510279 6440311 6300352 6160379 5850406 STNRY 3650568 3820591 3910614 3920639 3910658 STNRY 7930585 7720724 7530758 TROF 5960462 6240505 6610540 OCFNT 5570287 5610285 5720275 5790259 5820236 TROF 5570286 5380321 5260361 COLD 4621232 4521244 4421266 4391302 4491361 OCFNT 5901535 5871530 TROF 6001468 5991461 5871411 5721389 WARM 5871530 5871490 5811461 5601422 5191412 5011419 COLD 4450464 4580486 4730505 4830516 4900523 OCFNT 6100813 6190794 6150766 TROF 5970828 5650870 5300939 5131002 COLD 5881532 5691546 5541563 5351593 5181627 OCFNT 6151625 6121586 6001550 5881532 TROF 5821632 5781649 5721676 5731709 TROF 6301560 6461505 6531446 6521393 OCFNT 5401249 5131228 4781226 4611234 STNRY 4540970 4540991 4571015 4661050 4781076 4981092 5211088 5371094 5591111 5751125 STNRY 6281300 6241340 6271379 6281413 6261440 6231473 STNRY 5741123 5671175 5741223 5891249 6051272 6261293 TROF 3870883 3650888 3340902 $$ so how can i display text data on to a sphere Share this post Link to post
ptlycldy 1 Posted November 26, 2022 Hi LinuxUser1234-- I don't know if your end image is a sphere or just a map projection like you show in your question. As you know, the text is nothing but latitudes and Longitudes. But your map/sphere is going to be displayed on a flat screen. There are several good books on map projections and the math to convert positions onto these projections and then to a flat screen. My favorite is "An Album of Map Projections--U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1453" printed by the Government Printing Office in 1989. Unless you know the exact projection you are using for your bitmap's image, it is going to be hard to back out what set of equations to use. Do you know who produced the bitmap? Perhaps ask them what projection they used. The National Weather Service uses fairly fixed projections. Hope this helps and good luck. Ptlycldy Share this post Link to post