[Qgis-user] Projection

[Andre Joost]

Am 08.02.2013 07:23, schrieb Leo Kris Palao:
> Good Day QGIS Users!
>
> I am working on a GIS project where my area of interest (drainage basin and
> river network) cover two UTM Zones. In this case, I cannot use UTM to
> compute for area and distance, and to perform other analysis in which
> spatial data needs to be projected. What projection can I use? Is Equal
> Area Cylindrical NSIDC EASE - Grid Global (EPSG: 3410) okay to use if
> working on a very large spatial dataset? Is this widely used by GIS users?

I just made a regular vector grid in this projection, and found that the 
y segments get smaller towards the poles. So it is not suitable for 
distance measurement. I would suppose to create a transveres mercator 
projection around the middle axis (+lon_0) of your area (if there isn't 
any yet).

Greetings,
André Joost