Information on coordinate systems and projections – Pitney Bowes MapXtreme User Manual
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Appendix H: Elements of a Coordinate System
Information on Coordinate Systems and Projections
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Information on Coordinate Systems and Projections
The first three publications listed are relatively short pamphlets. The last two are substantial books.
We’ve also given addresses and phone numbers for the American Congress of Surveying and
Mapping (the pamphlets) and the U.S. Geological Survey (the books).
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American Cartographic Association. Choosing a World Map—Attributes, Distortions, Classes,
Aspects. Falls Church, VA: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Special Publication
No. 2. 1988.
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American Cartographic Association. Matching the Map Projection the Need. Falls Church, VA:
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Special Publication No. 3. 1991.
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American Cartographic Association. Which Map is Best? Projections for World Maps. Falls
Church, VA: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Special Publication No. 1. 1986.
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John P. Snyder. Map Projections—A Working Manual. Washington: U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1395. 1987
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John P. Snyder and Philip M. Voxland. An Album of Map Projections. Washington: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1453. 1989.
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Contact Information
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American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100, Bethesda,
MD 20814 2212; (301) 493-0200
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Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 507 National Center, Reston, VA
22092; (703) 860-6045 or (800) USA-MAPS
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Peter H. Dana of the Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin has also put up a
website for explanations of Map projections, Geodetic Datums, and Coordinate systems. It is a
valuable as many of these explanations were also presented using MapInfo Professional. The
materials may be used for study, research, and education, but please credit the author:
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Peter H. Dana, The Geographer’s Craft Project, Department of Geography, The University of
Texas at Austin.
For Geodetic Datum information and explanations, go to:
For Information on Coordinate systems and other principles, go to: