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Custom projection for Iran-centred distance buffering
PROJCRS["Iran centroid AEQD",
BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84",
DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8901]]],
CONVERSION["Iran centroid AEQD",
METHOD["Modified Azimuthal Equidistant",
ID["EPSG",9832]],
PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",32.756607,
ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8801]],
PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",54.2194897,
ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8802]],
PARAMETER["False easting",0,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8806]],
PARAMETER["False northing",0,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8807]]],
CS[Cartesian,2],
AXIS["(E)",east,
ORDER[1],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
AXIS["(N)",north,
ORDER[2],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
USAGE[
SCOPE["Custom projection for Iran-centred distance buffering."],
AREA["Iran and surrounding regions."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]]]
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