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<li><p>CRSs can be projected (x-y axis, measurement units (m), false origin)</p>
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<li><p>All PCS are based on GCS</p></li>
<li><p>Projections seek to place the 3D earth on 2D</p></li>
<li><p>Does this by defining a plane that can be conic, cylindrical or planar</p></li>
<li><p>“unfolding to this plane” creates distortion of <strong>shape</strong>, <strong>area</strong>, <strong>distance</strong>, or <strong>direction</strong></p></li>
<li><p>The distortion is greater from point/lines of tan