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Goode Homolosine vs. Mercator
Goode Homolosine | Mercator | |
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Creator | J. Paul Goode (1923) | Gerardus Mercator (1569) |
Group | Pseudocylindric | Cylindric |
Property | Equal-area | Conformal |
Other Names | — | — |
Remarks | Actual Type: Pseudocylindric. | Cut off at 84° North and South |
recommended comparisons | — | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Goode Homolosine
Mercator