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A circular map of the world centered on the North Pole. The oceans are blue and the land masses are green and brown.

Types of Map Projections

August 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Elizabeth Borneman

Map projections play a crucial role in transforming the Earth’s three-dimensional surface into a two-dimensional representation.

Map projections are techniques used to transform the Earth’s three-dimensional surface onto a two-dimensional plane, inevitably introducing some distortion in area, shape, distance, direction, or scale.

Free GIS Books

September 8, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Most of these free GIS books are available in downloadable PDF format and can be read from a computer or on an eBook reader.

Equal Earth map projection with vector country boundaries © Caliper Corporation

Using Map Projections with Maptitude

December 10, 2020 by Maptitude

Stewart Berry discusses how Maptitude works with different map projections.

Dan Ford is running a Kickstarter campaign to support the publication of his "Map Projections for Babies Board Book.

New “Map Projections for Babies” Board Book Helps Encourage Early Communication and Learning

November 29, 2023November 18, 2020 by Geo Contributor

Dan Ford explains how support from the geospatial community will help bring the “Map Projections for Babies” board book to life.