Selecting Map Projections in Minimizing Area Distortions in GIS Applications

Varioussoftware for Geographical Information Systems (GISs) have been developed and used in many different engineering projects. In GIS applications, map coverage is important in terms of performing reliable and meaningful queries. Map projections can be conformal, equal-area and equidistant. The go...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmet Kaya, Faruk Yildirim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-12-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
GIS
TM
UTM
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/12/7809/