Choosing a Map Projection
This book offers a much-needed critical approach to the intelligent use of the wide variety of map projections that are rapidly and inexpensively available today. It also discusses the distortions that are immanent in any map projection. A well-chose
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Miljenko Lapaine E. Lynn Usery Editors
Choosing a Map Projection
Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA)
Series editors William Cartwright, Melbourne, Australia Georg Gartner, Wien, Austria Liqiu Meng, Munich, Germany Michael P. Peterson, Omaha, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10036
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Editors Miljenko Lapaine Faculty of Geodesy University of Zagreb Zagreb Croatia
E. Lynn Usery Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science U.S. Geological Survey Rolla, MO USA
ISSN 1863-2246 ISSN 1863-2351 (electronic) Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography ISSN 2195-1705 ISSN 2195-1713 (electronic) Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) ISBN 978-3-319-51834-3 ISBN 978-3-319-51835-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-51835-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963182 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The term “map projection” suggests the idea of a translucent globe with a light inside shining the map outlines onto a flat surface. As a matter of fact, two well-known and very useful projections for limited areas, the Gnomonic and Stereographic, are derived directly from this perspective model, but most projections are produced mathematically. The great majority of world map projections may be grouped into classes; each class has a distinctive outline and distortion pattern. Except perspectives, they are all mathematical constructions that have a variety of attri
