The most significant characteristic of the Equidistant Azimuthal projection is that both distance and direction are accurate from the central point. This projection can accommodate all aspects, equatorial, polar and oblique. Although all aspects are possible, the one used most commonly is the polar aspect, in which all meridians and parallels are divided equally to maintain the equidistant property.
Oblique aspects centered on a city are also common.
A single point, usually the North Pole or the South Pole, but can be any other point. This point is defined by degrees of latitude and longitude. Straight meridians are divided equally by concentric circles of latitude. The Equator and the projection's central meridian are linear and meet at 90 degrees. All shapes are distorted except at the center, and increasingly from the center.