Projections

Kalpa supports two types of projections:

3D Cartesian Projection

• This projection allows you to visualize data on a flat Cartesian plane.

• Surface raster and vector data are placed at a reference plane set 6,371,000 meters (the approximate radius of the Earth) from the Earth’s center.

• This setup is particularly useful for analyzing global and regional datasets, especially when working with volumetric rasters.

3D Spherical Projection

• This option lets you visualize raster and vector data in a spherical projection.

• It is ideal for datasets with a global extent, enabling a more natural representation of Earth’s surface curvature.