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Submission Number: 113
Submission ID: 3676
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Created: Tue, 05/02/2023 - 14:37
Completed: Tue, 05/02/2023 - 14:37
Changed: Fri, 03/14/2025 - 11:43
Remote IP address: 146.115.161.202
Submitted by: Dennis Milechin
Language: English
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Webform: Knowledge Base Resources
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Title: GIS: Projections and their distortions
Category: Learning
Skill Level:
Beginner (304), Intermediate (305)
Description:
In GIS, projections are helpful to take something plotted on a globe and
convert it to a flat map that we can print or show on a screen.
Unfortunately it also introduces distortions to the objects and features on
the map. This not only distorts the objects visually, but the results for
any spatial attribute calculations will also reflect this distortion (such as
distance and area ). Below is a link to a quick primer on projections, types
of distortions that can occur, and suggestions on how to choose a correct
projection for your work.
Link to Resource:
- Map Projections (https://www.axismaps.com/guide/map-projections)
Tags:
gis (275)
Domain:
ACCESS CSSN (780), Campus Champions (572), CAREERS (323), CCMNet (835), Great Plains (311), Kentucky (322), Northeast (308)
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