Lab #1: Illustration of Sphere, Geoid, Ellipsoid, and Natural Surface of the Earth

Weekly Blog Post #2: Azimuthal Map Projection

This is a map projection that was featured on the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping website. The map projection used is an azimuthal projection, and this particular map projection gives the audience a better understanding of exactly how large the Artic Circle area is, with respect to Eurasia and North America. Furthermore, the azimuthal projection illustrates Greenland much larger than on any other map projection. This azimuthal projection of the Artic Circle creates a visual that tends to be overlooked in everyday maps.

Here is the link to the article: http://www.icsm.gov.au/mapping/map_projections.html

Here is the link to the image: http://www.icsm.gov.au/mapping/web_images/stereographic-arctic.jpg