Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/EquidistantCylindrical.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/EquidistantCylindrical.java	(revision 13621)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/EquidistantCylindrical.java	(revision 13622)
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.Bounds;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.ProjectionConfigurationException;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
 
 /**
@@ -34,10 +35,4 @@
     private double cosStandardParallel;
 
-    /**
-     * Standard parallel parameter.
-     * Set to 0° for the {@code PlateCarree} case.
-     */
-    private double standardParallel;
-
     @Override
     public String getName() {
@@ -53,10 +48,8 @@
     public void initialize(ProjParameters params) throws ProjectionConfigurationException {
         super.initialize(params);
-        if (params.lat1 != null) {
-            standardParallel = Math.abs(params.lat1);
-            cosStandardParallel = Math.cos(standardParallel);
+        if (params.lat_ts != null) {
+            cosStandardParallel = Math.cos(Utils.toRadians(Math.abs(params.lat_ts)));
         } else {
             // standard parallel is the equator (Plate Carree or Equirectangular)
-            standardParallel = 0;
             cosStandardParallel = 1.0;
         }
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/ProjParameters.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/ProjParameters.java	(revision 13621)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/ProjParameters.java	(revision 13622)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     public Double lat2;
 
-    // Polar Stereographic and Mercator
+    // Polar Stereographic, Mercator and Equidistant Cylindrical
     /** {@link Param#lat_ts} */
     public Double lat_ts;