Supported map projections

This table lists all the currently supported map projections in ArcGIS Pro. Click the name of the map projection for more information.

Map projection	Example	Description
Adams square II		This projection shows the world in a square. It is a conformal projection except in the four corners of the square.
Aitoff		This compromise modified azimuthal projection takes the form of an ellipse. It is used primarily for world maps.
Albers		This equal-area conic projection is best suited for land masses extending in an east-to-west orientation at mid-latitudes.
Aspect-adaptive cylindrical		This compromise map projection adjusts the parallels to the height-to-width (aspect) ratio of a canvas. The aspect ratio must be between 0.3 and 1.
Azimuthal equidistant		The projection preserves both distance and direction from the central point. It is used primarily for hemisphere maps.
Behrmann		This is a cylindrical equal-area projection with standard parallels at 30° north and south.
Berghaus star		This interrupted projection takes a form of a star, and it is used by the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in their logo.
Bonne		This equal-area projection was historically used to map continents. Its graticule takes the form of a heart.
Cassini		This transverse cylindrical equidistant projection is appropriate for large-scale maps with predominantly north-to-south extent.
Compact Miller		This compromise cylindrical world map projection compresses polar areas in comparison to the Miller projection.
Craster parabolic		This pseudocylindrical equal-area projection is primarily used for thematic maps of the world.
Cube		This is a faceted projection consisting of six square sides that can be folded into a cube.
Cylindrical equal area		This projection maintains the relative area on a map and presents the world as a rectangle.
Double stereographic		This azimuthal projection is conformal and used for large-scale coordinate systems in New Brunswick and the Netherlands.
Eckert I		This compromise pseudocylindrical projection is primarily used as a novelty map.
Eckert II		This equal area pseudocylindrical projection is primarily used as a novelty map.
Eckert III		This is a compromise pseudocylindrical map projection used for general world maps.
Eckert IV		This equal-area pseudocylindrical map projection is commonly used for thematic and other world maps requiring accurate areas.
Eckert V		This is a compromise pseudocylindrical map projection used for general world maps.
Eckert VI		This equal-area projection is used primarily for thematic world maps.
Eckert-Greifendorff		This equal-area projection is a modification of the Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection.
Equal Earth		This equal-area pseudocylindrical projection has a pleasing appearance for land features and is used for thematic world maps.
Equidistant conic		This conic projection preserves distances along all meridians and two standard parallels and is best suited for areas extending east to west at mid-latitudes.
Equidistant cylindrical		This projection forms a grid of equal rectangles. It is also known as equirectangular, simple cylindrical, rectangular, and plate carrée.
Fuller		This projection is an unfolded 20-sided icosahedron that keeps the land masses unbroken.
Gall stereographic		This perspective cylindrical map projection has two standard parallels at latitudes 45° north and 45° south and exaggerates polar regions.
Gauss-Krüger		This projection is known as the ellipsoidal version of the transverse Mercator projection. It is a conformal projection that does not maintain true direction and is appropriate for mapping large-scale or smaller areas.
Geostationary satellite		This projection is used by geostationary satellites that return data located by the satellites' scanning angles.
Gnomonic		This azimuthal projection uses the center of the earth as its perspective point. It projects great circles as straight lines.
Goode homolosine		This equal-area pseudocylindrical projection is combination of the Mollweide and sinusoidal projections, most commonly used in interrupted form.
Hammer		This projection is a modification of the Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection. It is also known as the Hammer-Aitoff.
Hotine oblique Mercator		This is an oblique Mercator projection developed by Martin Hotine. It is used for conformal mapping of areas that do not follow a north-south or east-west orientation but are obliquely oriented.
IGAC plano cartesiano		This projection is used for urban maps in Colombia. This projection only supports very large scales.
Krovak		This is an oblique Lambert conformal conic projection designed for the former Czechoslovakia. It is used for areas that do not follow a north-south or east-west orientation but are obliquely oriented.
Laborde oblique Mercator		This is an oblique Mercator projection developed by Jean Laborde. It is used for conformal mapping of areas that do not follow a north-south or east-west orientation but are obliquely oriented.
Lambert azimuthal equal-area		This projection preserves land features at their true relative sizes. It is best suited for thematic hemisphere maps and thematic maps of polar regions.
Lambert conformal conic		This conformal conic projection is best suited for land masses extending in an east-to-west orientation at mid-latitudes.
Local		This is a specialized map projection that does not take into account the curvature of the earth and can be used for local coordinate systems at very large scales.
Loximuthal		This projection shows loxodromes, or rhumb lines, as straight lines with the correct azimuth and scale from the intersection of the central meridian and the central parallel.
McBryde-Thomas flat-polar quartic		This equal-area projection is used primarily for thematic world maps.
Mercator		This is a conformal cylindrical projection, originally created to display accurate compass bearings for sea travel. A feature of this projection is that all local shapes and angles are true at infinitesimal scale.
Miller cylindrical		This is similar to the Mercator projection except that the polar regions are not as distorted.
Mollweide		This equal-area pseudocylindrical projection displays the world in the form of an ellipse with axes at a 2:1 ratio. This projection can be used for thematic small-scale maps.
Natural Earth		This is a compromise pseudocylindrical map projection for world maps. It was specifically designed for displaying physical data.
Natural Earth II		This is a compromise pseudocylindrical map projection for world maps with distinguished meridians, which bend steeply toward the poles.
New Zealand National Grid		This is the standard projection for large-scale maps of New Zealand.
Ney modified conic		This is a modified Lambert conformal conic projection used to map areas near the poles.
Orthographic		This perspective projection views the globe from an infinite distance. This gives the illusion of a three-dimensional globe.
Patterson		This is a compromise cylindrical map projection designed by Tom Patterson in 2014.
Peirce quincuncial		This projection shows the world as a square. It is a conformal projection except in the middle of the four sides of the square.
Perspective cylindrical		This is a cylindrical map projection that can be constructed geometrically. A special case is the central cylindrical projection.
Plate carrée		This projection is simple to construct because it forms a grid of equal squares. This projection is often used to display data in a geographic coordinate system.
Polyconic		The name of this projection translates to "many cones" and refers to the projection methodology.
Quartic authalic		This pseudocylindrical equal-area projection is primarily used for thematic maps of the world.
Rectified skewed orthomorphic		This is an oblique Mercator projection developed by Martin Hotine. It is used for conformal mapping of areas that do not follow a north-south or east-west orientation but are obliquely oriented. It is used in Malaysia and Brunei.
Robinson		This is a compromise projection used for world maps.
Sinusoidal		This pseudocylindrical equal-area projection displays all parallels and the central meridian at true scale.
Stereographic		This azimuthal projection is conformal.
Times		This compromise pseudocylindrical map projection is a modified Gall stereographic projection but with curved meridians.
Tobler cylindrical I		This projection is a compromise cylindrical map projection developed and introduced by Waldo Tobler in 1997 as his first simpler alternative to the Miller cylindrical projection.
Tobler cylindrical II		This projection is a compromise cylindrical map projection developed and introduced by Waldo Tobler in 1997 as his second simpler alternative to the Miller cylindrical projection.
Transverse cylindrical equal-area		This projection is a transverse aspect of the cylindrical equal-area projection. This projection is appropriate for maps with a predominantly north-to-south extent.
Transverse Mercator		This is similar to the Mercator projection except that the cylinder is tangent along a meridian instead of the equator. The result is a conformal projection that does not maintain true direction and is appropriate for mapping large-scale or smaller areas.
Two-point equidistant		This modified azimuthal projection shows the true distance from either of two focal points to any other point on a map.
Van der Grinten I		This compromise polyconic projection shows the world as a circle.
Vertical near-side perspective		Unlike the orthographic projection, this perspective projection views the globe from a finite distance. This perspective gives the overall effect of the view from a satellite.
Wagner IV		This pseudocylindrical equal-area projection is used primarily for thematic world maps.
Wagner V		This pseudocylindrical compromise projection is used primarily for world maps.
Wagner VII		This equal-area projection is a modification of the Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection. It is also known as the Hammer-Wagner projection and is primarily used for world thematic maps.
Winkel I		This is a pseudocylindrical projection that averages the coordinates from the equidistant cylindrical and sinusoidal projections.
Winkel II		This is a pseudocylindrical projection that averages the coordinates from the equidistant cylindrical and Mollweide projections.
Winkel Tripel		This is a compromise projection used for world maps that averages the coordinates from the equidistant cylindrical and Aitoff projections. This projection is used by the National Geographic Society for general world maps.