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5 Flattening-the-Earth-with-map-projections by Kunal Khandelwal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses how map projections work by transforming a 3D globe onto a 2D surface in a process that inevitably introduces distortion. It explains how map projections associate points between the globe and map, and how different projection types handle this association differently depending on the developable surface used. It also covers concepts like scale factors and how distortion increases as the distance from the standard line increases.
- Author
- Kunal Khandelwal
- Language
- EN