Transverse Mercator Projection

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In map: Geographic and plane coordinate systems
…long in north–south dimension, the Transverse Mercator is generally used, while for those long in east–west direction, the Lambert conformal (intersecting cone) projection is usually employed. In the case of large regions, two or more zones may be established to limit distortions. Positions of geodetic control points have been computed…
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