Projections - A Primer of GIS: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts - page 96

Web Resources
This Canadian National Atlas site offers a sound foundation on the use of projec-
tions: http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/carto_corner/map_projections.html
This JavaScript tool supports the interactive creation of global map projections: http://
atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/carto_corner/map_projections.html
More specific information about projection parameters and accuracy is provided by
government agencies, for example, the California Department of Fish and Game:
www.dfg.ca.gov/itbweb/gis/Downloads/projections/DFG_Projection_and_Datum_Guidelines.pdf
A good resource for fundamentals of geodesy is provided by the U.S. National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Geodesy for the Layman , available online at
http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/geolay/TR80003A.htmlinfo.nga.mil/
GandG/publications/geolay/TR80003A.html
See the Natural Resources Canada CartoCorner for a general introduction: http://
atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learning_resources/carto/index.html
For information about homemade map projections, see http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/
imaging/mapproj.html