topic Re: How to alter a Conic projection in Coordinate Reference Systems Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774038#M335 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>All I did was select the Asia albers in PCS/Continental/Asia, then copy and modify it. Changed the central meridian to 110degE, and changed the standard parallels to 70 &amp; 75. There is a 15deg graticule on top so that you can see conic projection better. It seems that as you push the SP further north, the "cone" gets tighter.<IMG alt="Russia.jpg" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/67561_Russia.jpg" style="width: 620px; height: 343px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:40:25 GMT NeilAyres 2015-03-02T13:40:25Z How to alter a Conic projection https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774037#M334 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am making a print map of Russia.&nbsp; I think I need to use an Albers Conic projection.&nbsp; I can move the central meridian to center the map on the middle of Russia according to that meridian.&nbsp; How do I adjust the map in regards to the central parallel?&nbsp; Essentially, I would like to slide the center of the map up so that Russia appears to "wrap" around the north pole more.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 24 Jan 2015 03:47:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774037#M334 SteveCline 2015-01-24T03:47:19Z Re: How to alter a Conic projection https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774038#M335 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>All I did was select the Asia albers in PCS/Continental/Asia, then copy and modify it. Changed the central meridian to 110degE, and changed the standard parallels to 70 &amp; 75. There is a 15deg graticule on top so that you can see conic projection better. It seems that as you push the SP further north, the "cone" gets tighter.<IMG alt="Russia.jpg" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/67561_Russia.jpg" style="width: 620px; height: 343px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:40:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774038#M335 NeilAyres 2015-03-02T13:40:25Z Re: How to alter a Conic projection https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774039#M336 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Neil - I was able to produce that result too.&nbsp; I think that will do the trick.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:55:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/coordinate-reference-systems-questions/how-to-alter-a-conic-projection/m-p/774039#M336 SteveCline 2015-03-04T15:55:38Z