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The transverse Mercator projection in its various forms is the most widely used projected coordinate system for world topographical and offshore mapping.
+It is a conformal projection in which a chosen meridian projects to a
+straight line at constant scale.
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| **Classification** | Transverse and oblique cylindrical |