
Have distintive combinations of graticule line curvature and spacing.

Two hemispheres are commonly presented side-by-side to cover the majorĪlthough these projections appear quite similar on first glance, they each Globular maps present a hemisphere of the Earth as if it were viewed as a Supplanted in the 20th century by a variety of projections depicting the earth Globular projections were once popular for wall maps, although they were Equirectangular Projected (Unprojected WGS 84) Globular Projections
Gprojector turn azimuthal map to equirectangular software#
GIS software generally uses this as the default display for convenience. This projection should never be used in print maps as usage impliesĬarelessness or ignorance of cartographic conventions. Poles, countries are distorted in width the further you move from the equator. Longitude lines are physically closer together as you move closer to the The simplest of all projections plots latitudes and longitudesĪs if the world were a grid of evenly spaced lines.

Projection is a set of mathematical transformations used to represent Representations of the earth, such as maps, are two dimensional. The Earth exists in three-dimensions but, other than globes, most

The Earth has aĬircumference of around 24,900 miles, but is around 27 miles wider than it is tall. The Earth is a spheroid - it is round like a ball or sphere butįlattened by slightly by the centrifugal force of rotation.
