How to project Lat/Lon coordinates on a panorama image? - latitude-longitude

I have two sets of Latitude/Longitude coordinates.
The first one is the coordinates of an equirectangular panorama picture.
The second one of a point in sight. So it is on the picture.
I need the x/y coordinates of the second point to draw it on the picture.
In javascript.
Example equirectangular panorama picture and application (using bearing and distance instead of Lat/Lon coordinates):
http://www.diy-streetview.org/data/development/20100121/streetview-playerA.html?streetview=small/001sm.jpg
Hints:
The horizon is half the hight of the image.
The camera was 2 meters above ground.
Image Direction is the middle of the image. Where it "looks to".
It's in the Netherlands, so a negative Altitude is no error. They are really below the waterline.
Skipp the camera hight and GPSAltitude when its to complicated.
A bit data:
001sm.jpg
GPSLatitude: 51.802104
GPSLongitude: 3.929393
GPSAltitude: 1.100000
GPS Image Direction = 260 degrees
002sm.jpg
GPSLatitude: 51.802082
GPSLongitude: 3.929200
GPSAltitude: -2.270000
GPS Image Direction = 265 degrees
003sm.jpg
GPSLatitude: 51.802082
GPSLongitude: 3.928986
GPSAltitude: -3.710000
GPS Image Direction = 275 degrees
004sm.jpg
GPSLatitude: 51.802104
GPSLongitude: 3.928771
GPSAltitude: -3.710000
GPS Image Direction = 270 degrees
Thanks,
Jan
janmartin AT diy-streetview DOT org

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==== UPDATE ====
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