Supported map projections
These tables show the supported map projections, which include cylindrical projections, conic projections, and the map projection parameters.
| Cylindrical projections | Pseudocylindrical projections |
|---|---|
| Behrmann |
Craster parabolic |
| Cassini |
Eckert I |
| Cylindrical equal area |
Eckert II |
| Equirectangular |
Eckert III |
| Gall's stereographic |
Eckert IV |
| Gauss-Kruger |
Eckert V |
| Mercator |
Eckert VI |
| Miller cylindrical |
McBryde-Thomas flat polar quartic |
| Oblique |
Mercator (Hotine) Mollweide |
| Plate-Carée |
Robinson |
| Times |
Sinusoidal (Sansom-Flamsteed) |
| Transverse Mercator |
Winkel I |
| Name | Conic projection |
|---|---|
| Albers conic equal-area |
Chamberlin trimetric |
| Bipolar oblique conformal conic |
Two-point equidistant |
| Bonne |
Hammer-Aitoff equal-area |
| Equidistant conic |
Van der Grinten I |
| Lambert conformal conic |
Miscellaneous |
| Polyconic |
Alaska series E |
| Simple conic |
Alaska Grid (Modified-Stereographic by Snyder) |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| central_meridian |
The line of longitude chosen as the origin of x-coordinates. |
| scale_factor |
Scale_factor is used generally to reduce the amount of distortion in a map projection. |
| standard_parallel_1 |
A line of latitude that has no distortion generally. Also used for "latitude of true scale." |
| standard_parallel_2 |
A line of longitude that has no distortion generally. |
| longitude_of_center |
The longitude that defines the center point of the map projection. |
| latitude_of_center |
The latitude that defines the center point of the map projection. |
| longitude_of_origin |
The longitude chosen as the origin of x-coordinates. |
| latitude_of_origin |
The latitude chosen as the origin of y-coordinates. |
| false_easting |
A value added to x-coordinates so that all x-coordinate values are positive. |
| false_northing |
A value added to y-coordinates so that all y-coordinates are positive. |
| azimuth |
The angle east of north that defines the center line of an oblique projection. |
| longitude_of_point_1 |
The longitude of the first point needed for a map projection. |
| latitude_of_point_1 |
The latitude of the first point needed for a map projection. |
| longitude_of_point_2 |
The longitude of the second point needed for a map projection. |
| latitude_of_point_2 |
The latitude of the second point needed for a map projection. |
| longitude_of_point_3 |
The longitude of the third point needed for a map projection. |
| latitude_of_point_3 |
The latitude of the third point needed for a map projection. |
| landsat_number |
The number of a Landsat satellite. |
| path_number |
The orbital path number for a particular satellite. |
| perspective_point_height |
The height above the earth of the perspective point of the map projection. |
| fipszone |
State Plane Coordinate System zone number. |
| zone |
UTM zone number. |