[Qgis-user] TIGER projection question

[Andre Joost]

Am 26.07.2015 um 17:09 schrieb James Keener:
> This has been bothering me for days and I think I realize why: It's
> valid on the outside of the rectangle and the marker in the middle isn't
> to denote which part is valid, it's just the center of the map (I'd
> never actually tried to move those maps until just now, and it moves
> when you move the map).
>
> Is that the correct interpretation?
>

No, the map is wrong because the valid area of the CRS crosses the datum 
line.

If you read the text on the left, you see that the Area is North 
America, from 52°W to 172°E, but it is meant over the shorter side.

HTH,
André Joost