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Geospatial data Coordinate systems and projections Cartesian longitude and latitude Mercator (shape preserving) Interrupted Goode homolosine (area preserving) Robinson (compromise) Winkel tripel (compromise) Projecting the US (all 50 states)

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Geospatial data

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Coordinate systems and projections

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Cartesian longitude and latitude

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Mercator (shape preserving)

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Interrupted Goode homolosine (area preserving)

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Robinson (compromise)

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Winkel tripel (compromise)

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Projecting the US (all 50 states)

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Using an area-preserving Albers projection

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Moving Alaska and Hawaii, with rescaled Alaska

All areas are correct, except the one of Alaska

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Moving Alaska and Hawaii, but keeping Alaska at its correct size

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