Gall–Peters projection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gall–Peters projection , named after James Gall and Arno Peters, is one specialization of a configurable equal-area map projection known as the equal-area cylindric or cylindric equal-area ...
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Some projections have special properties. For example, a Mercator projection has straight rhumb lines and is therefore excellent for navigation, because compass courses are easy to determine. ... Conic—A map projection where the Earth's surface is projected onto a tangent or secant cone, which is then cut from apex to...
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The Mercator projection used here is one way of looking at the spherical earth as a flat map. Used since the 16th century for navigation, straight lines on this map can be used accurately as compass bearings but the size and shape of continents are distorted.
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Peters Projection vs. Mercator Projection ... The most widely displayed rectangular world map is the Mercator (in fact a navigational diagram devised for nautical charts), but other rectangular world maps proposed as replacements for the Mercator also display a greatly distorted image of the spherical Earth.
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A discussion of the Peters projection map and its supposed invention by Dr. Arno Peters and the controversy surrounding the Peters map. ... Peters Projection vs. Mercator Projection ... While the Peters projection does (almost) represent land of equal area equally, all map projections distort the shape of the earth, a sphere.
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The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection is used to define horizontal, positions world-wide by dividing the surface of the Earth into 6 degree zones, each mapped by the Transverse Mercator projection with a central meridian in the center of the zone.
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(Left) Globe of the Earth with no land distortion and (right) the Mercator projection with increased land distortion, especially in the 60° to 90° latitudes ... (Left) Globe of the Earth with no land distortion and (right) the Mercator projection with … [Credits : Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]
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The characteristics of this famous representation of Earth's surface ... Despite these limitations, however, the Mercator projection is still employed as a navigational aid to this day, and was instrumental in the advancement of other map projections produced later for other purposes.
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The Mercator Projection is a way of showing the earth on a flat map. ... The Mercator Projection is a way of showing the earth on a flat map. With the equator at its center, the spacing of parallels of latitude increases with the distance from the equator. The Mercator Projection is named for its creator, Gerardus Mercator,
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