Projection : New Zealand Map Grid Also known as : General class : Characteristics: conformal Earth model :
Defining the MAPUNITS:
MapUnits "NZMG" ! Standard name
The projection is conformal, but is otherwise unlike any other projection used for mapping. It gives a small range of scale variation over the land area of New Zealand.
To achieve this variation, it has been necessary to abandon the orderly arrangement of scale curves.
Other parameters:
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