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Eckert-Greifendorff vs. Sinusoidal
| Eckert-Greifendorff | Sinusoidal | |
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| Creator | Max Eckert-Greifendorff (1935) | Unknown (about 1570) |
| Group | Lenticular | Pseudocylindric |
| Property | Equal-area | Equal-area |
| Other Names | — |
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| Remarks | — | — |
| recommended comparisons | Quartic Authalic 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? While very much alike at first glance, in direct comparision the differences become quite obvious. |
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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
2. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
3. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Eckert-Greifendorff
Sinusoidal
4. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Eckert-Greifendorff
Sinusoidal
5. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
6. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Eckert-Greifendorff
Sinusoidal
7. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Eckert-Greifendorff
Sinusoidal
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Eckert-Greifendorff
Sinusoidal


