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Craster’s parabolic vs. Sinusoidal
| Craster’s parabolic | Sinusoidal | |
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| Creator | John E. E. Craster (1929) | Unknown (about 1570) |
| Group | Pseudocylindric | Pseudocylindric |
| Property | Equal-area | Equal-area |
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| Remarks | — | — |
| recommended comparisons | Putnins P6 Sinusoidal |
Craster’s parabolic Eckert-Greifendorff Putnins P6 Quartic Authalic |
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This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? These two projections nearly identical, so you might spot the differences in direct comparision only. |
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Remark: On these two projections, »scaled to fit« and »scaled to same width« will be quite identical!
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
