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The Mercator projection is a conformal cylindrical map projection first presented by Flemish geographer and mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1569. In the 18th century, it became the standard map projection for navigation due to its property of representing rhumb lines as straight lines. When applied to world … See more
Joseph Needham, a historian of China, speculated that some star charts of the Chinese Song dynasty may have been drafted on the Mercator projection; however, this claim … See more
As with all map projections, the shapes or sizes are distortions of the true layout of the Earth's surface. The Mercator projection exaggerates areas far from the equator; … See more
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Although the surface of Earth is best modelled by an oblate ellipsoid of revolution, for small scale maps the ellipsoid is approximated by a sphere of radius a, where a is approximately 6,371 km. This spherical … See more• Maling, Derek Hylton (1992), Coordinate Systems and Map Projections (second ed.), Pergamon Press, ISBN 0-08-037233-3. See more
The Mercator projection can be visualized as the result of wrapping a cylinder tightly around a sphere, with the two surfaces tangent to (touching) each-other along a circle halfway … See more
Practically every marine chart in print is based on the Mercator projection due to its uniquely favorable properties for navigation. It is also commonly used by street map services … See more
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• Central cylindrical projection – more distorted; sometimes erroneously described as the method of construction of the Mercator projection
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Jul 20, 1998 · Mercator projection, type of map projection introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. It is often described as a cylindrical projection, but it must be derived mathematically.
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Mar 1, 2023 · The USGS uses the Universal Transverse Mercator map projection for their topo maps. This projection reduces distortion for regions with a small east-west extent, while distortion increases as one moves away from the …
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Jan 13, 2014 · One of the most common and controversial types of map projection within these categories is the Mercator projection. This projection is cylindrical and conformal. It was originally used for navigation purposes but later became …
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Sep 11, 2020 · The infamous Mercator projection was originally created by Gerardus Mercator in 1569 to display accurate compass bearings for sea travel. As a conformal projection, all local shapes are accurate and correctly defined …
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