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Many Map Projections Are Conformal

• Conformal means that the mathematical transformation preserves angles.
• What does this mean?

• The curves between A & B and B & C are on the surface of an ERM.

• The projected curves (not necessarily the same shape) are on the plane.

• For a conformal transformation the angles ABC and abc are the same.

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