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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”
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