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Mapping with Drupal > B. Map Projections
This appendix describes some common and uncommon map projections. Introduced in Projections and Coordinate Systems, map projections are the many different ways of translating the shape of the Earth, which is like sphere, onto a flat surface.
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For a much more in-depth look at the many different kinds of projections there are and what benefits and disadvantages they possess, with pictures, Map Thematics has an amazing list of projections.
