Forms the basis of the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system. This transverse, ellipsoidal form of the Mercator is finite, unlike the equatorial Mercator. De facto standard for Web mapping applications. Variant of Mercator that ignores Earth's ellipticity for fast calculation, and clips latitudes to ~85.05° for square presentation. Areas inflate with latitude, becoming so extreme that the map cannot show the poles. Lines of constant bearing (rhumb lines) are straight, aiding navigation. Transverse of equidistant projection distances along central meridian are conserved.ĭistances perpendicular to central meridian are preserved. Plate carrée: special case having the equator as the standard parallel. Simplest geometry distances along meridians are conserved. Because there is no limit to the number of possible map projections, there can be no comprehensive list. This is a summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise notable.

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Flat earth map poster