Download or read book Small-Scale Map Projection Design written by Frank Canters and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of computers in cartography has made it easier for map makers to transform data from one map projection to another and experiment with alternative representations of geographical data. This has created new challenges and opportunities for map projection scientists. Small Scale Map Projection Design focuses on numerical map projection research and is written from the perspective of the map projection user. It demonstrates how advances in the measurement of map projection distortion and in the development of low error map projections can help map makers decide what type of map projection is best for their purpose, and shows how they can eventually design their own map projections.