The Equal Earth map projection is an equal-area pseudocylindrical global map projection, invented by Bojan Šavrič, Bernhard Jenny, and Tom Patterson in...
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authalic, or equal-area projection is a map projection that preserves relative area measure between any and all map regions. Equivalent projections are widely...
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Natural Earth projection is a pseudocylindrical map projection designed by Tom Patterson and introduced in 2008. It is neither conformal nor equal-area,...
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Collignon Cylindrical equal-area Eckert II, IV and VI Equal Earth Gall orthographic (also known as Gall–Peters, or Peters, projection) Goode's homolosine...
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AuthaGraph is an approximately equal-area world map projection invented by Japanese architect Hajime Narukawa in 1999. The map is made by equally dividing...
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In cartography, a conformal map projection is one in which every angle between two curves that cross each other on Earth (a sphere or an ellipsoid) is preserved...
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Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area...
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intervals of parallels). The projection is neither equal area nor conformal. Because of the distortions introduced by this projection, it has little use in navigation...
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The Gall stereographic projection, presented by James Gall in 1855, is a cylindrical projection. It is neither equal-area nor conformal but instead tries...
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Goode homolosine projection (or interrupted Goode homolosine projection) is a pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite map projection used for world maps...
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The Albers equal-area conic projection, or Albers projection, is a conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard parallels. Although scale and...
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projection is an equal-area map projection described by Ernst Hammer in 1892. Using the same 2:1 elliptical outer shape as the Mollweide projection,...
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The Behrmann projection is a cylindrical equal-area map projection described by Walter Behrmann in 1910. Cylindrical equal-area projections differ by their...
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The Tobler hyperelliptical projection is a family of equal-area pseudocylindrical projections that may be used for world maps. Waldo R. Tobler introduced...
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Dymaxion map (redirect from Dymaxion projection)
The Dymaxion map projection, also called the Fuller projection, is a kind of polyhedral map projection of the Earth's surface onto the unfolded net of...
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The Mollweide projection is an equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere. It is also known...
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is a common choice. The Snyder equal-area projection can be applied to any polyhedron with regular faces. The projection used in later versions of the...
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Latitudinally equal-differential polyconic projection Rectangular polyconic projection Van der Grinten projection—projects entire earth into one circle;...
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The Werner projection is a pseudoconic equal-area map projection sometimes called the Stab-Werner or Stabius-Werner projection. Like other heart-shaped...
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The Mercator projection (/mərˈkeɪtər/) is a conformal cylindrical map projection first presented by Flemish geographer and mapmaker Gerardus Mercator...
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surface. 360 video projection List of national coordinate reference systems Snake Projection Snyder, John P. (1993). Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years...
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convex hull, and two Waterman projections from the W5 convex hull. To project the sphere to the polyhedron, the Earth is divided into eight octants....
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lines on the surface of the Earth. It is neither an equal-area projection nor conformal. A loxodrome on the surface of the Earth is a curve of constant bearing:...
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spherical Earth. The Chamberlin trimetric projection is neither conformal nor equal-area. Rather, the projection was conceived to minimize distortion of...
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country's missile range. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection List of map projections Modern flat Earth beliefs The country boundaries and landmasses...
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der Grinten projection is a compromise map projection, which means that it is neither equal-area nor conformal. Unlike perspective projections, the van der...
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equal-area projection is a family of normal cylindrical, equal-area map projections. The invention of the Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection is...
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The Bonne projection is a pseudoconical equal-area map projection, sometimes called a dépôt de la guerre,: 104 modified Flamsteed,: 104 or a Sylvanus...
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1995 projection, Strebe projection, Strebe lenticular equal-area projection, or Strebe equal-area polyconic projection is an equal-area map projection presented...
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to the Hammer projection as the Aitoff projection. List of map projections Mollweide projection Hammer projection Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years...
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