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DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Map projection classes. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Explain the concepts “developable surface” and “reference globe” as ways of projecting the Earth’s surface
Explain the mathematical basis by which latitude and longitude locations are projected into x and y coordinate space
Illustrate the graticule configurations for “other” projection classes, such as polyconic, pseudocylindrical, etc.
Classify various map projection types according to the geometric properties preserved
Classify various map projection types by the three main classes of map projections based on developable surfaces
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DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Map projection classes. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).