source: josm/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Projection.java@ 99

package org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection;

import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.EastNorth;
import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.LatLon;

/**
 * Classes subclass this are able to convert lat/lon values to 
 * planear screen coordinates.
 * 
 * @author imi
 */
public interface Projection {

        public static double MAX_LAT = 85.05112877980659; // Mercator squares the world
        public static double MAX_LON = 180;
        public static final double MAX_SERVER_PRECISION = 1e12;

        /**
         * List of all available Projections.
         */
        public static final Projection[] allProjections = new Projection[]{
                new Epsg4326(),
                new Mercator()
        };
        
        /**
         * Convert from lat/lon to northing/easting. 
         * 
         * @param p             The geo point to convert. x/y members of the point are filled.
         */
        EastNorth latlon2eastNorth(LatLon p);
        
        /**
         * Convert from norting/easting to lat/lon.
         * 
         * @param p             The geo point to convert. lat/lon members of the point are filled.
         */
        LatLon eastNorth2latlon(EastNorth p);

        /**
         * Describe the projection converter in one or two words.
         */
        String toString();
    
    /**
     * Get a filename compatible string (for the cache directory)
     */
    String getCacheDirectoryName();
}