Earth Observation Using Python by Esmaili Rebekah B.;

Author:Esmaili, Rebekah B.; [Esmaili, Rebekah B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Published: 2021-07-23T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 7.1 Most varieties of map projections are cylindrical, conic, or planar.

Table 7.1 Map Projection Shapes, Examples, and Regions of Minimal Distortion

Name Description Example projections Minimal distortion

Cylindrical Often “flat” in shape but also can take on oval shapes with parallel longitude circles. Mercator, Plate Carrée/equal angle Tropical regions

Conic Often fan and lantern‐shaped plots but can take some unusual shapes. Lambert conformal conic Midlatitudes

Planar, azimuthal Picks a single point, as opposed to a latitude or longitude circle as the area of focus. Orthographic, Lambert azimuthal equal‐area Polar regions

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