5.3.2 Stereographic Equal-Angle Projection (-–Js -–JS)

This is a conformal, azimuthal projection that dates back to the Greeks. Its main use is for mapping the polar regions. In the polar aspect all meridians are straight lines and parallels are arcs of circles. While this is the most common use it is possible to select any point as the center of projection. The requirements are

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Longitude and latitude of the projection center.

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Scale as 1:xxxxx (true scale at pole), slat/1:xxxxx (true scale at standard parallel slat), or radius/latitude where radius is distance on map in inches from projection center to a particular [possibly oblique] latitude (-Js), or simply map width (-JS).

We will look at two different types of maps.