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Map Projections

2024-2025 4th Stage| Theoretical| Surveying Dep. Al-Kitab University Prepared By: Zana Swara, MSc Surveying

List of Map Projection


1. Albers Equal Area Conic
This conic projection uses
two standard parallels to
reduce some of the
distortion of a projection
with one standard
parallel. Shape and linear
scale distortion are
minimized between the
standard parallels.

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List of Map Projection


2. Azimuthal
Equidistant: The
most significant
characteristic of
this projection is
that both
distance and
direction are
accurate from
the central point.

List of Map Projection


3. Cylindrical Equal Area
Lambert first described
this equal-area projection
in 1772. It is used
infrequently.

This projection is not commonly used for


general mapping due to the severe shape
distortion at high latitudes, but it can be
applied in specific scientific contexts where
equal-area properties are prioritized.

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List of Map Projection


3. Cylindrical
Equal Area

List of Map Projection


4. Equidistant Conic: This
conic projection can be
based on one or two
standard parallels. As the
name implies, all circular
parallels are spaced
evenly along the
meridians.

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List of Map Projection


5. Equidistant Cylindrical
One of the easiest
projections to construct
because it forms a grid of
equal rectangles.

List of Map Projection


6. Gauss–Krüger: This
projection is similar to the
Mercator except that the
cylinder is tangent along
a meridian instead of the
equator. The result is a
conformal projection that
does not maintain true
directions.

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List of Map Projection


7. Lambert Conformal Conic:
This projection is one of the
best for middle latitudes. It
is similar to the Albers Conic
Equal Area projection
except that the Lambert
Conformal Conic projection
portrays shape more
accurately than area.

List of Map Projection


7. Lambert Conformal Conic:
This projection is one of the
best for middle latitudes. It
is similar to the Albers Conic
Equal Area projection
except that the Lambert
Conformal Conic projection
portrays shape more
accurately than area.

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8. Mercator:
Originally created
to display accurate
compass bearings
for sea travel. An
additional feature
of this projection is
that all local shapes
are accurate and
clearly defined.

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List of Map Projection


8. Mercator:
Originally created
to display accurate
compass bearings
for sea travel. An
additional feature
of this projection is
that all local shapes
are accurate and
clearly defined.

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List of Map Projection


9. Polar Stereographic
The projection is
equivalent to the polar
aspect of the
Stereographic
projection on a
spheroid. The central
point is either the
North Pole or the
South Pole.

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List of Map Projection


9. Polar Stereographic
The projection is
equivalent to the polar
aspect of the
Stereographic
projection on a
spheroid. The central
point is either the
North Pole or the
South Pole.

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List of Map Projection


10. State Plane Coordinate
System (SPCS): The State
Plane Coordinate System
is not a projection. It is a
coordinate system that
divides the 50 states of the
United States, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands
into more than 120
numbered sections,
referred to as zones.

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11. Stereographic This
azimuthal projection is
conformal.

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12. Transverse Mercator
Similar to the Mercator
except that the cylinder
is tangent along a
meridian instead of the
equator. The result is a
conformal projection
that does not maintain
true directions.

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12. Transverse Mercator
Similar to the Mercator
except that the cylinder
is tangent along a
meridian instead of the
equator. The result is a
conformal projection
that does not maintain
true directions.

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13. Universal Transverse
Mercator (UTM): The
Universal Transverse
Mercator coordinate
system is a specialized
application of the
Transverse Mercator
projection. The globe is
divided into 60 zones,
each spanning six degrees
of longitude.

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