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Any projection
must distort the Earth in some
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way. Distortion properties are usually
classified
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according to
what is not distorted on the map as
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follows:
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Conformal
property: Angles between lines on the
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curved
reference surface are identical to the angles
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between the
images of these lines on the map; Shapes
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of small
features are preserved: anywhere on the
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projection the
distortion is the same in all directions
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Equal
area property: area enclosed by the lines in the
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map are
preserved but shapes are distorted
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Equidistant
property: length of a particular lines in
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the map are
preserved
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