CE 547 - GIS in Water Resources Engineering

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Alicia Paz-Solis

 

Spring 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 


                                                

 

Assignment #3Create a projected view of the World, the United States and New Mexico.

 

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Fig 1 – World map with Winkep Tripel projection.

 

 

 

 

Fig  2Continental US shown in Albers Equal Area projection, which preserves area but distorts the shape slightly.

 

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Fig 3New Mexico shown in Albers Equal Area projection with central meridian of -106.

 

 

 

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