Transverse Mercator Projection -
Classification
Cylindrical
Syntax
tranmerc
Features
This conformal projection is the transverse form of the Mercator
projection and is also known as the Gauss-Krueger pojection. It is
not equal area, equidistant, or perspective.
The scale is constant along the central meridian, and increases
to the east and west. The scale at the entral meridian can be set
true to scale, or reduced slightly to render the mean scale of the
overall map more nearly correct.
Remarks
The uniformity of scale along its centeral meridian makes Transverse
Mercator an excellent choice for mapping areas that are elongated
north-to-south. Its best known application is the definition of Universal
Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates. Each UTM zone spans only 6
degrees of longitude, but the northern half extends from the equator
all the way to 84 degrees north and the southern half extends from
80 degrees south to the equator. Other map grids based on Transverse
Mercator include many of the state plane zones in the U.S., and the
U.K. National Grid.
Example
landareas = shaperead('landareas.shp','UseGeoCoords',true);
axesm ('tranmerc', 'Frame', 'on', 'Grid', 'on');
geoshow(landareas,'FaceColor',[1 1 .5],'EdgeColor',[.6 .6 .6]);
tissot;
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