This week, we explored various map projections using a simple map of counties in Florida. First, I learned how to convert data into different projections, and then compared these with each other. The visual differences were slight but you could see them if you set the scale and view of the maps to match. However, when I calculated the areas of counties, you could really notice the difference! I also went on a Googling adventure and found that different websites and sources had varying area measurements for the counties (Wikipedia, Census website, etc). Who really knows how big a county is? I guess it's all in how you look at it (that was a bad projection joke...)
The final part of the lab was to create the map above without hand-holding in the instructions. I had a moment of panic but realized I might have learned a few things already. This map features the three projections I created, along with a table listing the different areas for certain counties in each projection.
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