conformal map projection

conformal map projection

[kən′fȯr·məl ′map prə′jek·shən]
(mapping)
A map projection on which the shape of any small area of the surface mapped is preserved unchanged. Also known as orthomorphic map projection.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A geographic information system (GIS) specialist first thinks about the catalogue of conformal map projections, unprojection, geographic datum transformation, and reprojection with various software packages.
We consider some conformal map projections in the common form as presented by Snyder (1987) as our reference basis.
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