Assignment 3 – Marty Ennis

Projections

World map in a cube projection

World_Cube

Projection: Cube

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Central_Meridian: 0.000000

Option: 1.000000

GCS_WGS_1984

It seems to have pasted the world map on an opened-up cube. I can’t imagine what it would be used for.

Continental US, no cities shown

Continental US, with cities shown

Lat-long – how do I copy and paste the values? I used the magnifier, but it scoots around when I try to get to Word.

Helena

112deg2’21.21” W

46 deg37’16.95” N

Santa Fe

131deg48’50.63” W

62deg16’46.27” N

Columbus, Ohio

85deg1’34.77” W

40 deg1’47.14” N

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Albers Equal Area Conic

Distances

Olympia – Augusta 2586.48 mi  or

In the projection, it’s 2251.92 mi  or 4098.89 km

Capital Cities

Most populous Phoenix 983403 (if  POP1990 is it)

Least populous – Montpelier Vt 8247

Highest elevation – Santa Fe 6989