Map projection
Map projection The Mercator projection shows courses of ... it drastically inflates the high latitudes. A map projection is any method used in cartography ... projection. Flat maps could not exist without map projections. Flat maps can be more useful ... of flat maps motivate the development of map projections. Metric properties of maps An Albers ... these properties are: Area Shape Direction Bearing Distance Scale Map projections can be constructed ...
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Map projection   (translated from German)
Map projection One Map projection one of many different methods is ... dimensional) Earth on the flat (two-dimensional) Map transfers. This process that Concept happens by ... the geo data infrastructure (technology and terminology) map projections form a special kind of coordinate ... different projection methods. During the use of map projection in principle three steps are ...
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Moon map   (translated from German)
Moon map Classical one Moon maps are also Maps ... they show the earth satellite from large distance in that one Perspective, as one to ... shade on the same side. Photo moon map - in space the moon appears as grey ... it shows the half moon from large distance, but the left third lies on the ... probe photographed the earth from half moon distance, would laterally be 5m from your ...
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Distance transform
Distance transform A distance transform, also known as distance map or distance field, is a representation of a ...
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Gene map   (translated from Japanese)
Gene map Gene map(It is and is to do the ... all information compared to, when such the map which is simplified is useful, it is ... draws up on the basis of the distance between the empty geneGenetic map(Even the linkage map you say), ...
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Map accuracy   (translated from German)
Map accuracy Those Accuracy of maps becomes typically ... equivalent of Metern in nature to a distance of 0,2 Millimeter on the map indicated. 0.2 millimeters are to be ... straight still out measurable and on a map. The accuracy hangs proportionally of Yardstick the regarded map off. The following table shows those ...
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Scale (map)
Scale (map) An important property of a map is the scale. It can be indicated ... a ratio 1:n. This enables the map user to measure a distance on the map and determine the distance on the ...
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Exponential map
Exponential map There are two different (but closely related) notions of an exponential map in differential geometry, both of which generalize ... of mathematical analysis. Lie theory The exponential map is a fundamental construction in the theory of Lie groups. It is a map from the Lie algebra of a Lie ... Lie algebra. The existence of the exponential map is one of the primary justifications ...
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Hex map
Hex map A hex map or hex board is a gameboard used in tactical wargames. The map is subdivided in small hexagons of identical ... computer game The advantage of a hex map over a grid map (a map made up of squares) ...
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Topographic map
Topographic map Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called ... mean sea level. Part of the same map in a perspective shaded relief view illustrates ... between two points, the contour interval, or distance in altitude between two adjacent contour lines ... is given at the bottom of the map. In most cases, contour intervals are ...
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