circle (latitude less than 81° 07') is shorter than the
same line when it is projected onto the plane (AB is
shorter than A'B).
d. Scale Factor. The scale factor used with the Polar
Stereographic Projection is Exact (1.000 or Unity)
along the line of secancy (81° 07' Lat). It decreases to
0.994 at the pole and increases to 1.0016076 at 80°
latitude. The scale factor reaches its maximum value
of 1.0023916 at 79° 30' latitude. Scale factor is
constant along any given parallel. See Figure 3-13.
3-9 Overlapping Projections
a. General. For military mapping purposes, the
primary projections to be used are the Polar
Stereographic Projection in the polar regions and the
Transverse Mercator Projection between the polar
regions. It is likely that a contingency may cross
between these projections in one direction or the other.
In order to reduce the amount of confusion caused by
crossing the established limits of a projection, an
overlap between the two projections is used.
b. Transverse Mercator. The Transverse Mercator
Projection is normally considered to cover areas
between 80° S latitude and 84° N latitude. However,
in paragraph 3-6b it was stated that this projection
extends to 80° 30' S and 84° 30' N latitudes. The 30'
extension is an overlap into the Polar Stereographic
Projection.
c. Polar Stereographic. The Polar Stereographic
Projection is normally considered to cover the polar
regions south of 80° S latitude and north of 84° N
latitude. However, in paragraph 3-8a it was stated that
this projection extends to 79° 30' S and 83° 30' N
latitudes. The 30' extension is an overlap into the
Transverse Mercator Projection.
DRAFT
3-9
Figure 3-16 Oklahoma Lambert Projection; North and South Zones.
OKLAHOMA
102°
101°
100°
99°
98°
97°
96°
95°
33°
34°
35°
36°
37°
NORTH ZONE
35° 34'
NORTH ZONE
36° 46'
33° 56'
SOUTH ZONE
SOUTH ZONE
35° 14'
MERIDIANS AND PARALLELS
STANDARD PARALLELS