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CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Cartography
DEF

... any of numerous map projections of the terrestrial sphere on the surface of a cylinder that is then unrolled as a plane.

OBS

Originally, this and other map projections were achieved by a systematic method of drawing the Earth's meridians and latitudes on the flat surface. But this method produces distortion, so a map projection today may be created using any of a number of mathematical methods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
  • Cartographie
DEF

Projection de la sphère (ou du géoïde) sur le cylindre tangent à la sphère le long de l'équateur.

Spanish

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