compromise map projection

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• Map projection — A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy s Geography and using his second map projection A map projection is any method of representing the surface of a sphere or other …   Wikipedia

• Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …   Universalium

• map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …   Universalium

• MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …   Universalium

• Robinson projection — noun Etymology: Arthur H. Robinson b1915 American geographer Date: 1978 a compromise map projection showing the poles as lines rather than points and more accurately portraying high latitude lands and water to land ratio …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Robinson projection — of the world …   Wikipedia

• Chamberlin trimetric projection — A map of Africa using the Chamberlin trimetric projection. The three red dots indicate the selected base locations: (22°N, 0°), (22°N, 45°E), (22°S, 22.5°E). 10° graticule. The Chamberlin trimetric projection is a map projection where three… …   Wikipedia

• Kavrayskiy VII projection — The Kavrayskiy VII is a map projection invented by V. V. Kavrayskiy in 1939 [ Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections , John P. Snyder, 1993, ISBN 0 226 76747 7.] for use as a general purpose pseudocylindrical projection. Like …   Wikipedia

• Wagner VI projection — Wagner VI is a pseudocylindrical whole Earth map projection. Like the Robinson projection, it is a compromise projection, not having any special attributes other than a pleasing, low distortion appearance. Wagner VI is equivalent to the… …   Wikipedia

• Choropleth map — The US Presidential Election of 2004, visualised using a choropleth map A choropleth map (Greek χώρος + πληθαίν:, ( area/region + multiply ) is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the… …   Wikipedia

• Dymaxion map — Unfolded photographic Dymaxion map with nearly contiguous land masses …   Wikipedia