Equidistant Conic
Name | Equidistant Conic |
Model | Conic |
Type | Equidistant |
Meridians | Straight lines converging on polar axis |
Parallels | Arcs of concentric circles concave towards the pole |
Spacing Meridians | True spacing on standard parallels, decreasing towards the pole Meridians and Parallels intersect at right angles |
Spacing Parallels | Spaced at true scale along the meridians |
Linear Scale | True scale along all meridians True scale along standard parallel(s) |
Specialties | May have 1 or two standard parallels |
Uses | Atlas usage for mid-latitude areas Regions of "a few" degrees of latitude only on one side of equator |
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