Convert longitude & latitude to layer coordinates postions

[Kevin Camp]

this would change depending on where you have your international date line… but assuming the date line is on the left edge of the screen and 90 degrees N is at the top edge of the screen and -90 is at the bottom edge, I think this would work:

lat = 47 ; // enter latitude value
lon = -122 ; // enter longitude value
y = linear( lat, -90, 90, 1080, 0 ) ;
x = linear( lon, -180, 180, 0, 1920 ) ;
[ x, y ]

i haven’t written an expression to load data from an external file, but it can be done. search this forum for terms like “load data csv”, then use that to fill the lat and lon values.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

this would depend on the projection of the map…

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

here’s a link to a map with the projection that would work for that expression:
https://www.1worldglobes.com/images/custom/inflatable/basic_world_map_lg.jpg

if you take that into a 1080 comp and fit it to the comp (layer>transform>fit to comp). then add a null and copy/paste that expression in the null’s position, it should line up pretty well with the map. in my sample expression, the values were for Seattle, and that seems to be pretty accurate, and i tested a few others.

Kevin Camp
Art Director
KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

[Nabeel Khalid]

Thanks Kevin,

I ended up using the expression below. I modified the source.
Thank you for your help

Nabeel

eval("var state=" + footage("map.json").sourceText);

latitude = location[0]. latitude;
longitude = location[0]. longitude;

y = linear( latitude, -90, 90, 1080, 0 ) ;
x = linear( longitude, -180, 180, 0, 1920 ) ;
[ x, y ]