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Unit 3 - Classification of map projections In Cartography, a map projection is a way to flatten a globe's surface into a plane in order to make a map.types of map projections and their characteristics, with examples given using maps from the GIS The best known map projection is named for its inventor,. Classification of Map Projections: Map projection varies with the size and location of different areas on the earth's surface. projections may be classified as gnomonic, stereographic and orthographic. Gnomonic projection is obtained by putting the light at the centre of the globe. There are three types/ classes of this kind commonly used in GIS. They are cylindrical, conic, and azimuthal/ planar projections. 1.2.1.1. Cylindrical The study of map projections,3 attempts to parti- advantages and disadvantages of each, of tion 237 projections into classes and subclasses course,