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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Map projection parameters. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Explain how the concepts of the tangent and secant cases relate to the idea of a standard line
Implement a given map projection formula in a software program that reads geographic coordinates as input and produces projected (x, y) coordinates as output
Identify the parameters that allow one to focus a projection on an area of interest
Use GIS software to produce a graticule that matches a target graticule
Identify the possible “aspects” of a projection and describe the graticule’s appearance in each aspect
Define key terms such as “standard line,” “projection case,” and “latitude and longitude of origin”
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic . If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at .
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Map projection parameters. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).