[Proj] A much better summary of a discussion on this list

[Michael P Finn]

Michael,

I suggest that if you have a new projection to contribute to the 
community, publish it is a peer-reviewed journal. If it is really great 
and new & improved, people will flock to is and use it routinely.

If is not a new projection, and you are creating a new map, choose the 
projection that you want. As daan said, a cartographer chooses a 
projection to meet a certain need (or a priority of needs). I doubt that 
you are going to change the world of cartography by posting on one 
listServ.

Mike Finn




Michael P. Finn
Research Cartographer
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
U. S. Geological Survey
Rolla, MO

(573) 308-3931
mfinn at usgs.gov 

http://carto-research.er.usgs.gov/

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