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The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection developed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It is designed for maritime navigation, as it preserves angles and shapes, making it easier for sailors to plot straight-line courses. However, this projection significantly distorts the size of landmasses, particularly near the poles, making regions like Greenland appear much larger than they are relative to equatorial areas. Despite its distortions, the Mercator projection remains widely used for maps and navigation due to its practical benefits.
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What are the three types of projection maps are?
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
What came first Mercator projection or the Robinson projection?
Robinson projection
What is the winkel tripel projection?
The Winkel triple projection is a projection adopted by the National Geographic to better identify the golbe in its entirety.
What are the 2 types of oblique drawing?
first angle projection and third angle projection.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a Mercator projection and of an equal area projection?
money
What are the three types of projection maps are?
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
How are a mercator projection and an Robinson projection map the same?
what similarity about the mercator projection and the robinson projection?
What is the definition of angle of projection?
the angkle of projection is an angle and the projection
Is the spine projection or depression?
A meatus is an opening; therefor, it's a depression, not a projection.
What came first Mercator projection or the Robinson projection?
Robinson projection
Is the spine a projection or a depression?
projection
Is the head a projection or depression?
projection
Is ramus a projection or depression?
projection
Is a head projection or depression?
projection
What is a Winkle Tribal map projection?
A Winkle Tribal map projection is a modified azimuthal map projection. This is one of three projection.
What is difference between parallel and perspective projection in Computer Graphics?
Parallel projection does not produces realistic views whereas perspective projection produces realistic viewin parallel projection lines of projection are parallel whereas in perspective projection lines are not parallel and the point where these lines meets is called ceter of projection in case of perspective projection
What type of projection is a Mercator?
cylindrical projection
