This week the lab was focused on coordinate systems. I really enjoyed this lab because projections have always left me a little confused. I feel like this lab gave me much more clarity on appropriate projections for study areas.
the map I created was a accurately projected map of Massachusetts
I chose Massachusetts for
my area of interest because this is where I grew up. When looking between
UTM_Zones and the state_plane_zones, the clear answer was state plane. UTM zones
cut Massachusetts in half so any zone would not fit all of Massachusetts perfectly.
State plane has all of mainland Massachusetts in one area. This allows all of Massachusetts
to be projected accurately in the projection. I chose NAD 1983 (2011) State
Plane Massachusetts FIPS 2001 (Meters).
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