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Summary Guide
Literally an infinite number of possible map projections can be constructed. The Mapping Toolbox provides 60 different map projections. To view all the projections in the toolbox, use more than the command maps.
Cartographers choose a map projection by determining which property distortions they want to minimize or eliminate, if any. They also determine which of the three projection types (cylindrical, conic, or azimuthal) best suits their purpose, or they may decide upon special desired features, such as straight rhumb lines or great circles, true direction, or some other interesting trait. The following table lists the available projections along with their properties. Detailed information on all map projections provided by the Mapping Toolbox can be found in Projections Reference.
Projection
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Syntax
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Type
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Equal-Area
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Conformal
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Equidistant
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Special Features
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Balthasart
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balthsrt
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Cylindrical
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Behrmann
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behrmann
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Cylindrical
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Bolshoi Sovietskii Atlas Mira
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bsam
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Cylindrical
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Braun Perspective
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braun
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Cylindrical
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Cassini
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cassini
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Cylindrical
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Central
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ccylin
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Cylindrical
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Equal-Area Cylindrical
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eqacylin
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Cylindrical
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Equdistant Cylindrical
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eqdcylin
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Cylindrical
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Gall Isographic
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giso
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Cylindrical
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Gall Orthographic
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gortho
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Cylindrical
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Gall Stereographic
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gstereo
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Cylindrical
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Lambert Equal-Area Cylindrical
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lambcyln
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Cylindrical
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Mercator
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mercator
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Cylindrical
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1
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Miller
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miller
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Cylindrical
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Plate Carree
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pcarree
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Cylindrical
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Trystan Edwards
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trystan
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Cylindrical
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Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
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utm
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Cylindrical
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Wetch
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wetch
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Cylindrical
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Apianus II
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apianus
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Pseudocylindrical
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Collignon
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collig
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Pseudocylindrical
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Craster Parabolic
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craster
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Pseudocylindrical
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Eckert I
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eckert1
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Pseudocylindrical
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Eckert II
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eckert2
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Pseudocylindrical
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Eckert III
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eckert3
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Pseudocylindrical
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Eckert IV
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eckert4
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Pseudocylindrical
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Eckert V
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eckert5
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Pseudocylindrical
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Eckert VI
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eckert6
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Pseudocylindrical
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Fournier
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fournier
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Pseudocylindrical
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Goode Homolosine
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goode
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Pseudocylindrical
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Hatano Assymetrical Equal-Area
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hatano
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Pseudocylindrical
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Kavraisky V
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kavrsky5
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Pseudocylindrical
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Kavraisky VI
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kavrsky6
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Pseudocylindrical
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Loximuthal
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loximuth
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Pseudocylindrical
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2
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McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Parabolic
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flatplrp
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Pseudocylindrical
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McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic
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flatplrq
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Pseudocylindrical
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McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Sinusoidal
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flatplrs
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Pseudocylindrical
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Mollweide
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mollweid
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Pseudocylindrical
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Putnins P5
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putnins5
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Pseudocylindrical
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Quartic Authalic
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quartic
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Pseudocylindrical
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Robinson
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robinson
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Pseudocylindrical
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Sinusoidal
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sinusoid
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Pseudocylindrical
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Tissot Modified Sinusoidal
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modsine
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Pseudocylindrical
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Wagner IV
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wagner4
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Pseudocylindrical
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Winkel I
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winkel
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Pseudocylindrical
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Albers Equal-Area Conic
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eqaconic
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Conic
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Equidistant Conic
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eqdconic
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Conic
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Lambert Conformal Conic
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lambert
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Conic
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Murdoch I Conic
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murdoch1
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Conic
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3
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Murdoch III Minimum Error Conic
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murdoch3
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Conic
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3
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Bonne
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bonne
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Pseudoconic
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Werner
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werner
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Pseudoconic
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Polyconic
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polycon
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Polyconic
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Van Der Grinten I
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vgrint1
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Polyconic
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Breusing Harmonic Mean
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breusing
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Azimuthal
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Equidistant Azimuthal
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eqdazim
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Azimuthal
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Gnomonic
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gnomonic
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Azimuthal
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4
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Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area
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eqaazim
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Azimuthal
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Orthographic
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ortho
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Azimuthal
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Stereographic
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stereo
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Azimuthal
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5
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Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS)
|
ups
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Azimuthal
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5
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Vertical Perspective Azimuthal
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vperspec
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Azimuthal
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Wiechel
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wiechel
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Pseudoazimuthal
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Aitoff
|
aitoff
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Modified Azimuthal
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Briesemeister
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bries
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Modified Azimuthal
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Hammer
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hammer
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Modified Azimuthal
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Globe
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globe
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Spherical
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6
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1. Straight rhumb lines.
2. Rhumb lines from central point are straight, true to scale, and correct in azimuth.
3. Correct total area.
4. Straight line great circles.
5. Great and small circles appear as circles or lines.
6. Three-dimensional display.
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