17. July 2003New 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:
- ETRS-TMzn
(ETRS89 Transverse Mercator CRS):
Conformal - Large and Medium Scale Mapping
- 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
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