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Putnins P6 vs. Sinusoidal
Putnins P6 | Sinusoidal | |
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Creator | Reinholds V. Putnins (1934) | Unknown (about 1570) |
Group | Pseudocylindric | Pseudocylindric |
Property | Equal-area | Equal-area |
Other Names | — |
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Remarks | — | — |
recommended comparisons | Craster’s parabolic Sinusoidal |
Craster’s parabolic Eckert-Greifendorff Putnins P6 Quartic Authalic |
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. |
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: Political Map – scaled to fit
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub>](/img/political/putnins-p6.png)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal](/img/political/sinusoidal.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub> Silhouette Map](/img/rot/putnins-p6.png)
![Sinusoidal Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/sinusoidal.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub> Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/putnins-p6.jpg)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/sinusoidal.jpg)
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub>](/img/jpg-w/putnins-p6.jpg)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal](/img/jpg-w/sinusoidal.jpg)
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub>](/img/political-w/putnins-p6.png)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal](/img/political-w/sinusoidal.png)
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub> Silhouette Map](/img/rot-w/putnins-p6.png)
![Sinusoidal Silhouette Map](/img/gruen-w/sinusoidal.png)
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub> Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/putnins-p6.jpg)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/sinusoidal.jpg)
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub> Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/putnins-p6.jpg)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/sinusoidal.jpg)
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Putnins P6
![Putnins P<sub>6</sub> Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/putnins-p6.jpg)
Sinusoidal
![Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/sinusoidal.jpg)