[GD5-1] Map projection properties

(properties for map projections)

Introduction

Skills

• 706 - Recommend the map projection property that would be useful for various mapping applications, including parcel mapping, route mapping, etc., and justify your recommendations
  Recommend the map projection property that would be useful for various mapping applications, including parcel mapping, route mapping, etc., and justify your recommendations
• 707 - Describe the visual appearance of the Earths graticule
  Describe the visual appearance of the Earths graticule
• 708 - Identify and define the four geometric properties of the globe that may be preserved or lost in projected coordinates
  Identify and define the four geometric properties of the globe that may be preserved or lost in projected coordinates
• 709 - Explain the concept of a compromise projection and for which purposes it is useful
  Explain the concept of a compromise projection and for which purposes it is useful
• 710 - Discuss what a Tissot indicatrix represents and how it can be used to assess projection-induced error
  Discuss what a Tissot indicatrix represents and how it can be used to assess projection-induced error
• 711 - Interpret a given a projected graticule, continent outlines, and indicatrixes at each graticule intersection in terms of geometric properties preserved and distorted
  Interpret a given a projected graticule, continent outlines, and indicatrixes at each graticule intersection in terms of geometric properties preserved and distorted
• 712 - Illustrate distortion patterns associated with a given projection class
  Illustrate distortion patterns associated with a given projection class
• 713 - Recognize distortion patterns on a map based upon the graticule arrangement
  Recognize distortion patterns on a map based upon the graticule arrangement
• 714 - Explain the kind of distortion that occurs when raster data are projected
  Explain the kind of distortion that occurs when raster data are projected
• 715 - Explain the rationale for the selection of the geometric property that is preserved in map projections used as the basis of the UTM and SPC systems
  Explain the rationale for the selection of the geometric property that is preserved in map projections used as the basis of the UTM and SPC systems

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