# Maps, Views, Projections
## Default Map Scales

The first toolbar menu item is a dropdown menu for different geographic areas and map projections.  The default view is always **CONUS**, which is a North Polar Steregraphic projection centered on the Continental United States.

Default projections and areas available in the menu

   * **CONUS**
   * **N. Hemisphere** (North Polar Stereographic)
   * **Regional** (for the selected localization site)
   * **WFO** (for the selected localization site)
   * **World - Mercator**
   * **World - CED**
   * **World - Mollweide**
   * **GOES East Full Disk** (Geostationary)
   * **GOES West Full Disk** (Geostationary)
   * **Regional** Mercator projections for
     - **Africa**
     - **Alaska**
     - **Antarctica**
     - **Arctic**
     - **Australia,New Zealand**
     - **Europe**
     - **Hawaii**
     - **Japan**
     - **Pacific Ocean**
     - **Puerto Rico**
     - **South America**
   * **WFO** (Has a submenu which contains a map scale for every NWS localization site)

![image](../images/map_scales.png)


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## New Map Editor / View

**File > New Map**

Opens a new map editor tab with the default projection (CONUS Polar Stereographic).

![image](../images/fileMenuNewMap.png)

This can also be done by **right-click** on any tab and selecting **New Editor**

![image](../images/Sd3qL6LJ55.gif)

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## New Projection

**File > New Projection**

Create a new map projection.

![image](../images/createProjection.png)