Map projection
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Metric properties of maps
Construction of a map projection
Choosing a projection surface
Orientation of the projection
Scale
Choosing a model for the shape of the Earth
Classification
Projections by surface
Cylindrical
Pseudocylindrical
Hybrid
Conical
Pseudoconical
Azimuthal (projections onto a plane)
Projections by preservation of a metric property
Conformal
Equal-area
Equidistant
Gnomonic
Retroazimuthal
Compromise projections
Other noteworthy projections
Conical
Equidistant conic
Lambert conformal conic
Albers conic
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