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DATA ELEMENT WITH QUANTITATIVE VALUES

Identifier	Projection
Short name	Projection
RegistrationStatus	Released 02 October 2007
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/dataelements/latest/Projection
Name	Projection
Definition	Name of projected co-ordinate system if co-ordinates are provided in a format other than unprojected.
Methodology for obtaining data	A projection is a method of transforming the three-dimensional surface of the earth onto a two-dimensional, flat map sheet. In a projected co-ordinate system, locations are identified by x, y co-ordinates on a grid, with the origin at the centre of the grid. Provide your geographical data sets and geographical co-ordinates unprojected. See EEA guidelines for geographic data and maps at: http://eionet.europa.eu/gis/.
Datatype	string
Minimum size	0
Maximum size	50
Public or Internal	undefined
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