The following table provides a list of the predefined projections that are available:
Projection name |
Classification |
Conformal |
Equal Area |
|---|
Albers Equal Area |
Conic |
No |
Yes |
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection |
Azimuthal |
No |
No |
Cassini |
Cylindrical |
No |
No |
Cylindrical Equal Area
also known as: -
Lambert Cylindrical Equal Area
-
Behrmann
-
Gall Orthographic
-
Peters
|
Cylindrical |
No |
Yes |
Eckert IV |
Pseudo Cylindrical |
No |
Yes |
Eckert VI |
Pseudo Cylindrical |
No |
Yes |
Equidistant Cylindrical
also known as: -
EquiRectangular
-
Plate Carré
|
Cylindrical |
No |
No |
French Lambert |
Conic |
Yes |
No |
Geographic |
N/A |
- |
- |
Gnomonic |
Azimuthal |
No |
No |
Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
also known as: -
Lorgna
-
Zenithal Equal Area
-
Zenithal Equivalent
|
Azimuthal |
No |
Yes |
Lambert Conformal Conic |
Conic |
Yes |
No |
Lambert Equal Area Conic |
Conic |
No |
Yes |
Mercator
also known as: |
Cylindrical |
Yes |
No |
Miller Cylindrical |
Cylindrical |
No |
No |
Mollweide
also known as: -
Homolographic
-
Babinet
-
Elliptical
|
Pseudo Cylindrical |
No |
Yes |
Oblique Mercator
also known as: |
Cylindrical |
Yes |
No |
Orthographic |
Azimuthal |
No |
No |
Polyconic |
Polyconic |
No |
No |
Robinson |
Pseudo Cylindrical |
No |
No |
Sinusoidal
also known as: -
Sanson-Flamsteed
-
Mercator Equal-Area
|
Pseudo Cylindrical |
No |
Yes |
Stereographic |
Azimuthal |
Yes |
No |
Transverse Mercator
also known as: -
Gauss Conformal
-
Gauss-Krüger
-
Transverse Cylindrical Orthomorphic
|
Cylindrical |
Yes |
No |
Universal Polar Stereographic |
Azimuthal |
Yes |
No |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
Cylindrical |
Yes |
No |
Wagner IV |
Pseudo Cylindrical |
No |
Yes |
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