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Maps and Cartography: Map Projections - Ball State University

2) Transverse Mercator The Transverse Mercator projection is a cylindrical projection often used to portray areas with larger north-south than east-west extent. Distortion of scale, distance, direction and area increase away from the central meridian. The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection is

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