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Figure 6-3: Summary of Areas Suitable of Mapping with Projections <br /> Projection Type World Hemisphere Continent/ Region/ Medium Large <br /> Ocean sea scale scale <br /> Globe Sphere Yes <br /> �Mercator Cylindrical Partly Yes <br /> 'Transverse Mercator Cylindrical Yes Yes Yes Yes <br /> - Oblique Mercator Cylindrical Yes Yes Yes Yes <br /> Space Oblique Mercator Cylindrical Yes <br /> Miller Cylindrical Cylindrical Yes <br /> Robinson Pseudo- Yes <br /> cylindrical <br /> Sinusoidal Equal Pseudo- Yes Yes <br /> Area cylindrical <br /> Orthographic Azimuthal Partly <br /> Stereographic Azimuthal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes <br /> Gnomonic Azimuthal Partly <br /> Azimuthal Equalidistant Azimuthal Partly Yes Yes Yes Partly <br /> ', Lambert Azimuthal Equal Azimuthal Yes Yes Yes <br /> Area <br /> (Albers Equal Area Conic Conic Yes Yes Yes <br /> Lambert Conformal Conic Conic Yes Yes Yes Yes <br /> Equidistant Conic Conic Yes Yes <br /> Polyonic Conic Partly Partly <br /> Biplolar Oblique Conic Yes <br /> ConicConformal <br /> Figure 6-4: Summary of Projection General Use <br /> Projection Topographic Geological Thematic <br /> j Type Maps Maps Maps Presentations Navigation <br /> Globe Sphere Yes Yes <br /> ^' Mercator Cylindrical Yes Yes Yes <br /> Transverse Mercator Cylindrical Yes Yes <br /> Oblique Mercator Cylindrical Yes <br /> x Space Oblique Cylindrical Yes <br /> Mercator <br /> Miller Cylindrical Cylindrical Yes <br /> Robinson Pseudo- Yes Yes <br /> cylindrical <br /> Sinusoidal Equal Pseudo- <br /> Area cylindrical Yes <br /> Orthographic Azimuthal <br /> Stereographic Azimuthal Yes Yes Yes <br /> Gnomonic Azimuthal Yes Yes <br /> Azimuthal Azimuthal Yes <br /> Equalidistant <br /> Lambert Azimuthal Azimuthal Yes Yes <br /> Equal Area <br /> Albers Equal Area Conic Yes Yes <br /> 6-7 <br /> GIS Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Chapter 6 - Data Standards and Transfer <br />