The Littrow projection is a map projection developed by Joseph Johann von Littrow in 1833. It is the only conformal, retroazimuthal map projection. As... 2 KB (219 words) - 17:31, 10 January 2023 |
Littrow may refer to: Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781-1840), Austrian astronomer Littrow projection, a map projection invented by Joseph Johann Littrow... 996 bytes (160 words) - 20:59, 1 September 2023 |
created the only conformal retroazimuthal map projection, which is known as the Littrow projection. Littrow authored the widely read Wunder des Himmels... 5 KB (370 words) - 12:57, 27 March 2024 |
The Winkel tripel projection (Winkel III), a modified azimuthal map projection of the world, is one of three projections proposed by German cartographer... 6 KB (593 words) - 06:18, 22 November 2023 |
The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical... 19 KB (2,104 words) - 01:50, 27 April 2024 |
stereographic projection with an adjustment by a polynomial on complex numbers.) Littrow projection (conformal retro-azimuthal projection) Lagrange projection (a... 11 KB (1,207 words) - 14:35, 23 April 2024 |
The Mercator projection (/mərˈkeɪtər/) is a conformal cylindrical map projection presented by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in... 42 KB (5,968 words) - 14:36, 13 March 2024 |
20°00′N 31°00′E / 20.0°N 31.0°E / 20.0; 31.0 Taurus–Littrow is a lunar valley located on the near side at the coordinates 20°00′N 31°00′E / 20.0°N... 20 KB (2,167 words) - 21:57, 24 April 2024 |
The equirectangular projection (also called the equidistant cylindrical projection or la carte parallélogrammatique projection), and which includes the... 7 KB (784 words) - 10:16, 18 November 2023 |
The Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection is a particular mapping from a sphere to a disk. It accurately represents area in all regions of the sphere... 14 KB (1,942 words) - 17:56, 5 June 2023 |
Dymaxion map (redirect from Dymaxion projection) The Dymaxion map or Fuller map is a projection of a world map onto the surface of an icosahedron, which can be unfolded and flattened to two dimensions... 12 KB (1,246 words) - 21:23, 6 February 2024 |
stereographic projection, also known as the planisphere projection or the azimuthal conformal projection, is a conformal map projection whose use dates... 6 KB (721 words) - 18:13, 10 January 2023 |
The Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map that shows the entire world at once. It was specifically created in an attempt to find a good... 9 KB (979 words) - 04:04, 7 March 2024 |
The Equal Earth map projection is an equal-area pseudocylindrical projection for world maps, invented by Bojan Šavrič, Bernhard Jenny, and Tom Patterson... 5 KB (538 words) - 17:48, 1 February 2023 |
The Werner projection is a pseudoconic equal-area map projection sometimes called the Stab-Werner or Stabius-Werner projection. Like other heart-shaped... 2 KB (167 words) - 22:45, 22 February 2024 |
cylindrical equal-area projection, or Lambert cylindrical projection, is a cylindrical equal-area projection. This projection is undistorted along the... 3 KB (306 words) - 03:14, 15 January 2023 |
AuthaGraph is an approximately equal-area world map projection invented by Japanese architect Hajime Narukawa in 1999. The map is made by equally dividing... 5 KB (509 words) - 16:53, 17 April 2024 |
Goode homolosine projection (or interrupted Goode homolosine projection) is a pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite map projection used for world maps... 4 KB (411 words) - 08:34, 21 March 2023 |
This is a summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise notable. Because there is no limit to the number... 31 KB (780 words) - 02:11, 20 April 2024 |
Perspective projection is a map projection. When the Earth is photographed from space, the camera records the view as a perspective projection. When the... 6 KB (929 words) - 07:42, 14 March 2024 |
Albers equal-area conic projection, or Albers projection (named after Heinrich C. Albers), is a conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard... 5 KB (450 words) - 00:33, 27 January 2024 |