Projections and Their Parameters - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

MapInfo Pro Help
Product type
Software
Portfolio
Locate
Product family
MapInfo
Product
MapInfo > MapInfo Pro
Version
2023
Language
English
Product name
MapInfo Pro
Title
MapInfo Pro Help
First publish date
1985
ft:lastEdition
2023-09-12
ft:lastPublication
2023-09-12T16:39:16.995549

The next tables indicate the parameters applicable to each projection, which are listed in the order they appear in the relevant coordinate system lines in the MAPINFOW.PRJ file (the first table lists the first six parameters and the second table lists the next six parameters). The projection type is the equation or equations used by a coordinate system. The following list names the projections MapInfo uses and gives the number used to identify the projection in the MAPINFOW.PRJ file:

Projection Name

Projection Type

Datum

Units

Origin, Longitude

Origin, Latitude

Standard Parallel 1

Albers Equal-Area Conic

9

X

X

X

X

X

Azimuthal Equidistant

28

X

X

X

X *

  

Azimuthal Equidistant (polar aspect only)

5

X

X

X

X

  

Cassini-Soldner

30

X

X

X

X

  

Cylindrical Equal Area

2

X

X

X

  

X

Double Stereographic

31

X

X

X

X

  

Eckert IV

14

X

X

X

    

Eckert VI

15

X

X

X

    

Equidistant Conic

6

X

X

X

X

X

Equidistant Cylindrical

33

X

X

X

  

X

Extended Transverse Mercator

34

X

X

X

X

  

Gall

17

X

X

X

    

Hotine Oblique Mercator

7

X

X

X

X

  

Krovak Oblique Conformal Conic (JTSKc)

32

X

X

X

X

X

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area

29

X

X

X

X †

  

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area (polar aspect only)

4

X

X

X

X †

  

Lambert Conformal Conic

3

X

X

X

X

X

Lambert Conformal Conic (Modified for Belgium 1972)

19

X

X

X

X

X

Longitude-Latitude

1

X

        

Mercator

10

X

X

X

    

Miller

11

X

X

X

    

Mollweide

13

X

X

X

    

New Zealand Map Grid

18

X

X

X

X

  

Peninsular RSO GDM2000

35

X

X

X

X

  

Polyconic

27

X

X

X

X

  

Regional Mercator

26

X

X

X

  

X

Robinson

12

X

X

X

    

Sinusoidal

16

X

X

X

    

Stereographic

20

X

X

X

X

  

Swiss Oblique Mercator

25

X

X

X

X

  

Transverse Mercator

8

X

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Danish System 34 Jylland-Fyn)

21

X

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Danish System 34 Sjaelland)

22

X

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Danish System 34 /45 Bornholm)

23

X

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Finnish KKJ)

24

X

X

X

X

  

The following table is a continuation of the previous list.

Projection Name

Standard Parallel 2

Azimuth

Rectified Skew to Grid

Scale Factor

False Easting

False Northing

Range

Albers Equal-Area Conic

X

      

X

X

  

Azimuthal Equidistant

            

X

Azimuthal Equidistant (polar aspect only)

            

X

Cassini-Soldner

        

X

X

  

Cylindrical Equal Area

              

Double Stereographic

      

X

X

X

  

Eckert IV

              

Eckert VI

              

Equidistant Conic

X

      

X

X

  

Equidistant Cylindrical

        

X

X

  

Extended Transverse Mercator

      

X

X

X

  

Gall

              

Hotine Oblique Mercator

  

X

  

X

X

X

  

Krovak Oblique Conformal Conic (JTSKc)

  

X

    

X

X

  

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area

            

X

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area (polar aspect only)

            

X

Lambert Conformal Conic

X

      

X

X

  

Lambert Conformal Conic (Modified for Belgium 1972)

X

      

X

X

  

Longitude-Latitude

              

Mercator

              

Miller

              

Mollweide

              

New Zealand Map Grid

        

X

X

  

Peninsular RSO GDM2000

  

X

X

X

X

X

  

Polyconic

        

X

X

  

Regional Mercator

              

Robinson

              

Sinusoidal

              

Stereographic

      

X

X

X

  

Swiss Oblique Mercator

        

X

X

  

Transverse Mercator

      

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Danish System 34 Jylland-Fyn)

      

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Danish System 34 Sjaelland)

      

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Danish System 34 /45 Bornholm)

      

X

X

X

  

Tranverse Mercator, (Modified for Finnish KKJ)

      

X

X

X

  

The Origin Latitude for the Azimuthal Equidistant projections must be either 90 or -90. An Oblique Azimuthal Equidistant projection supports all Origin Latitudes, including the poles. A Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection has been added that also supports all Origin Latitudes, including the poles.