17. July 2003
New European Map
Projections
"The European Commission has adopted a series of
map projections that has been developed out of a workshop held by
MEGRIN with input from the Expert Group on Geodesy in December 2000
in Marne La Vallée."[EuroGeographics.org] (15 May 2003)
Map Projection
Coordinate Reference Systems:
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ETRS-TMzn (ETRS89 Transverse Mercator
CRS):
Conformal - Large and Medium Scale
Mapping
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ETRS-LCC (ETRS89 Lambert Conformal Conic
CRS):
Conformal small scale mapping
-
ETRS-LAEA (ETRS89 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
CRS):
Equal Area (Authalic) Mapping/e.g. Statistical
Maps - all scales
Based on the European Terrestrial Reference
System 1989
(ETRS89)
Ellipsoid:
GRS80 (New International)
Central
Point/Datum: geocentric
