RE: Maps and their cartographic projections.

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Maps and their cartographic projections.

in cartography •  7 years ago 

This is really interesting, never knew about it, coincidentally, I had a student ask why the map is rectangular when the earth is round

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      ·  7 years ago 

    Yes, it is very interesting. Thanks to the cartography and its projections we can transform the model in 3D (sphere) to 2D (plane) of our planet.

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