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| Summary of Projection
Properties |
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| Projection |
Type |
Conformal |
Equal area |
Equidistant |
True direction |
Perspective |
Compromise |
Straight rhumbs |
| Globe |
Sphere |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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| Mercator |
Cylindrical |
* |
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x |
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* |
| Transverse Mercator |
Cylindrical |
* |
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| Oblique Mercator |
Cylindrical |
* |
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| Space Oblique
Mercator |
Cylindrical |
* |
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| Miller Cylindrical |
Cylindrical |
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* |
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| Robinson |
Pseudo-
cylindrical |
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* |
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Sinusoidal Equal
Area |
Pseudo-
cylindrical |
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* |
x |
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| Orthographic |
Azimuthal |
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x |
* |
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| Stereographic |
Azimuthal |
* |
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x |
* |
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| Gnomonic |
Azimuthal |
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x |
* |
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| Azimuthal
Equalidistant |
Azimuthal |
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x |
x |
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| Lambert Azimuthal Equal
Area |
Azimuthal |
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* |
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x |
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| Albers Equal Area
Conic |
Conic |
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* |
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| Lambert Conformal
Conic |
Conic |
* |
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x |
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| Equidistant Conic |
Conic |
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x |
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| Polyonic |
Conic |
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x |
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* |
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| Biplolar Oblique
ConicConformal |
Conic |
* |
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