Map Projection Types

Map Projection Types

In the following sections, the available IDL projections are discussed in detail. The projections are grouped within three categories:

Azimuthal Projections

Cylindrical Projections

Pseudocylindrical Projections

Each section includes characteristics of the projection type, and information on uses suited to the projection type.

Note
The General Cartographic Transformation Package (GCTP) map projections are not described here. Documentation for the GCTP package is available from the US Geologic Survey at http://mapping.usgs.gov.

Note
In this text, the plane of the projection is referred to as the UV plane with horizontal axis u and vertical axis v.

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