Cartography

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Introduces the cartographic concepts that any mapping product must address.

In this section

What is a map?
- Presents the different categories of map.
Spatial reference systems
- Introduces and illustrates what a spatial reference system is.
Coordinate systems
- Introduces and illustrates coordinate systems.
Map projections
- Presents and illustrates the different map projections.
Map data formats
- Describes briefly map data formats and links to more detailed information about map formats.

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