Introduction | Projection detection | Installation | Using the tool | Samples | Supported projections | References
Installation
Download detectproj software:
The detectproj software is distributed under the GNU/GPL2 license.
| File | Version | Date | Size | Local |
SourceForge |
JRE |
| JAR file, Win, GNU/Linux, Mac support; JRE* required. | 1.2 | 08/2019 | 136 255 836 | - | download | - |
| EXE file, portable (no installation), Win 32/64 bit support; JRE* required. | 1.2 | 08/2019 | 136 288 092 | download | download | download |
*JRE = Java Runtime Environment.
Download early maps:
Several early maps for testing the software:
| Map title | Author | Size | Map (JPG) |
| L'Europe sous l'Empire de Charlemagne ou tableau historique de cette partie du monde. | Huber, A. | 5.6 MB | download |
| Novus Orbis Sive America Meridionalis Et Septentrionalis. | Seutter, M. | 2.7 MB | download |
| Typus orbis terrarum. Ab. Ortelius describ. cum privilegio decennali 1587. | Ortelius, A. | 6.8 MB | download |
Thousands of early maps in the digital form are available from:
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection,
- Library of Congress,
- Map collection of the Charles University.
SW detectproj on SourceForge:
The project page of detectproj on SourceForge can be found here.
SW detectproj on GitHub:
Download the source code of detectproj:
- Java version 1.2 from the github repository.
- C++ version 1.1 (without graphics) from the github repository.
Configure Java Runtime Environment (JRE):
Required only for the portable installation. To configure Java, do the following steps:
- Download and install the Java Runtime Environment from Oracle.
- Run the Java Control panel:
- Right-click on the Start button and select the Control Panel option.
- In the Windows Control Panel, click on Programs. Click on the Java icon to open the Java Control Panel. See here for details.
- Add the Java security exception for the site:
- Click Add in the Exception Site List window.
- Type the URL "https://natur.cuni.cz" into the empty field that is provided under Location.
- Continue to click Add and enter URLs until your list is complete.
- Click OK to save the URLs that you entered. If you click Cancel, the URLs are not saved. See here for details.
- Click on the Launch button (before Section 1) and run the jnlp file. Alternately, store the jnlp file to the local folder and click on the file.
- Accept "Running the application may be a security risk" and click on the Run button.
Run detectproj from EXE file:
To run detectproj as a standalone desktop application from the detectprojv2j.exe, do the following steps.
- Before running the application, Java Runtime Environment must be installed and configured.
- Click on the detectprojv2j.exe file and run the application.