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Here you will find descriptions of some common map projections.
The table shows an overview of what different map projections mean, such as properties and areas of use.
Overview of map projections
| Name | Usage | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss-Krüger (Transverse Mercator) | Most common projection in Sweden | Conformal, cylindrical |
| Lambert's conical conformal | Previously widely used in Sweden | Conformal, conical |
| Normal Mercator | Common on charts and world maps | Conformal, cylindrical |
| Stereographic | Common when mapping polar regions etc. | Conformal, perspective |
| Aitoff's | World maps | Azimutal |
| Alber's conical equal area | Overviews in atlases etc. | Equivalent, conical |
| Azimuthal centrally equidistant | Overviews in atlases etc. | Equidistant, azimuthal |
| Bonne's | Overviews in atlases etc. | Equivalent, conical |
| Cassini's | Previously used in England for topographical maps, among others | Equidistant, cylindrical |
| Central perspective cylindrical projection | Projection not actually used | Perspective, cylindrical |
| Eckert's | Six projections for world maps, half of them are eqiualent | (Equivalent), cylindrical |
| Galls (stereographic) | World maps | Perspective, cylindrical |
| Globular | For mapping of hemisphere | Azimuthal |
| Gnomonic | An old projection with unusual properties | Perspective, azimuthal |
| Hammer's planisphere | World maps | Equivalent, azimuthal |
| Hammer-Wagner's | World maps | Equivalent, azimuthal |
| Lambert's azimuthal equal area | Mapping of polar regions or hemispheres | Equivalent, azimuthal |
| Lambert's cylindrical equal area | Overview atlases | Equivalent, perspective, cylindrical |
| Lambert's conical equal area | Overview atlases etc. | Equivalent, conical |
| Miller's cylindrical | World maps | Cylindrical |
| Mollweide's | World maps | Equivalent, cylindrical |
| Orthographic | For mapping of hemisphere | Azimuthal, perspective |
| Peter's | Variant of Lambert's cylindrical equal area projection | Equivalent, cylindrical |
| Plate carrée, square | The most simple projection | Equidistant, cylindrical |
| Plate carrée, rectangular | Simple projection used for world maps | Equidistant, cylindrical |
| Polyconical | For areas that are relatively narrow in a north-south direction | Polyconical |
| Robinson's | World maps, thematic maps | Conventional |
| Sinusoidal (Sanson-Flamsteed's) | Overview maps | Equivalent, cylindrical |
| Van der Grinten's | World maps | Azimutal |
| Werner's | Overviews in atlases. Special case of Bonne's projection. | Equivalent, conical |
| William-Olsson | A Swedish projection for world maps | Equivalent |
| Winkel Tripel | World maps | Conventional |