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Cylindrical Equidistant Projection

eqcy

The map projection having transformation equations

x=(lambda-lambda_0)cosphi_1
(1)
y=phi,
(2)

and the inverse formulas are

phi=y
(3)
lambda=lambda_0+xsecphi_1,
(4)

The following table gives special cases of the cylindrical equidistant projection.

phi_1projection name
0 degreesequirectangular projection
37 degrees30^'Miller equidistant projection
43 degreesMiller equidistant projection
50 degrees28^'Miller equidistant projection

See also

Cylindrical Equal-Area Projection, Equidistant Projection, Equirectangular Projection, Miller Equidistant Projection

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References

Snyder, J. P. Map Projections--A Working Manual. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1395. Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, pp. 90-91, 1987.Snyder, J. P. Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1993.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Cylindrical Equidistant Projection." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalEquidistantProjection.html

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