Mercator Projections Flashcards by A /

Q

Transverse Mercator

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Tangency from the Pole

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Representation of Latitude

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Horizontal lines, unequally spaced

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Q

What happens to scale

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Expands from the parallel of origin

Expands with the secant of the latitude (1/cos lat)

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