Projections Workshop

1. Select a country you would like to focus on.

2. Visit the following site: http://projections.mgis.psu.edu/

3. Select a projections the parameters to zoom into your country.

4. Use a screen capture to copy the image, and import it into a word document.

5. Repeat this process with two other projections.

6. Answer the following questions below the images on your Word file:

  • Why did you select the country you chose?
  • What were the differences between the projections?
  • Under what circumstances would you use one projection over another?

7. E-mail the file to pclancy@wssd.org