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The most common map projections are based on three main geometric shapes: 1) Sphere to a Plane 2) Cylindrical Projections, 3) Conic Projections.

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The most popular types of map projections are Mercator, Gnomonic, and Conic

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Q: What is the most common map projection used?
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Map projection is used for sea travel?

A map projection that is used for sea travel includes the gnomonic projection. This was most often used to find the shortest routes between points on a sphere.


What are two map projection?

Two common map projections are Mercator and the Robinson Projection.


The projection note for any map sheet identifies the projection system used on the map sheet?

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What type of map projection is used by airline pilots?

The type of map projection used by pilots is called a Polar Projection. It shows the Earth from one of the two poles, which helps show what is known as The Great Circle Route. This states that if you live on a rounded object such as the Earth, you travel on a curved line. This makes a Polar Projection the best choice and most commonly used map projection used by pilots.


What is a mercator projection and what is its purpose?

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What map is most widely used for navigation?

Mercators map projection. answered by David Kops djkadafie@gmail.com


Does the projection note for any map sheet identify the projection system used on the map sheet?

true


What is the best map projection to use?

Robinson Projection because it has minor distortions, the sizes and shapes near the eastern and western edges of the map are accurate, and outlines of the continents appear much as they do on the globe.


What is the most famous map projection in history?

The most famous map projection in history is the Mercator projection. This was the work of Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator who lived from 1512-1594.


What is the Robinson map projection?

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What is a Winkle Tribal map projection?

A Winkle Tribal map projection is a modified azimuthal map projection. This is one of three projection.


What is the most used projection map?

Discounting the Mercator, which cartographers tend to HATE but is ubiquitous anyway... Probably the Lambert Conformal Conic projection, or the Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection (used by the US National Atlas).