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Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal vs. Mercator
Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal | Mercator | |
---|---|---|
Creator | George Biddell Airy (1861) | Gerardus Mercator (1569) |
Group | Azimuthal | Cylindric |
Property | Compromise | Conformal |
Other Names | — | — |
Remarks | — | Cut off at 84° North and South |
recommended comparisons | Breusing Harmonic | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
1. Comparison: Physical Map
2. Comparison: Political Map
Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal
![Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal](/img/political/airy-hemi.png)
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/political/mercator-84.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map
![Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal Silhouette Map](/img/rot/airy-hemi.png)
![Mercator Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/mercator-84.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°
Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal
![Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/airy-hemi.jpg)
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/mercator-84.jpg)
Airy Minimum-error Azimuthal Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung