Map Projections

• Summary of Projection Properties
• Summary of Areas Suitable of Mapping with Projections
• Summary of Projection General Use

Summary of Projection General Use
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Projection	Type	Topographic Maps	Geological Maps	Thematic Maps	Presentations	Navigation	USGS Maps
Globe	Sphere			*	*
Mercator	Cylindrical	*	*			*	*
Transverse Mercator	Cylindrical	*	*				*
Oblique Mercator	Cylindrical	*					*
Space Oblique Mercator	Cylindrical	*					*
Miller Cylindrical	Cylindrical			*			*
Robinson	Pseudo- cylindrical			*	*
Sinusoidal Equal Area	Pseudo- cylindrical			*			*
Orthographic	Azimuthal						*
Stereographic	Azimuthal	*	*			*	*
Gnomonic	Azimuthal				*	*
Azimuthal Equalidistant	Azimuthal	*					*
Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area	Azimuthal			*	*		*
Albers Equal Area Conic	Conic			*	*		*
Lambert Conformal Conic	Conic	*	*		*	*	*
Equidistant Conic	Conic
Polyonic	Conic	*					*
Biplolar Oblique ConicConformal	Conic		*				*