World Map Winkel Tripel Projection
This enlarged world classic wall map uses bright easy to distinguish colours that have been featured on national geographic wall maps for over 75 years.
World map winkel tripel projection. The winkel tripel projection is a modified azmiuthal projection. Australia state wall maps. Winkel tripel proposed by german cartographer oswald winkel in 1921 the winkel tripel projection is quite the opposite of robinson. Area direction and distance.
The winkel tripel world map projection created in 1921 by german cartographer oswald winkle it s called tripel the german word for triple because winkel tried to minimize the distortions threefold in area distance and direction. World map using a flawed rendition of the patterson cylindrical projection ocean with layered depth tints size s 1003 466 233 31 kb image jpeg. Tasmania 3d relief map. The mercator projection m ər ˈ k eɪ t ər is a cylindrical map projection presented by flemish geographer and cartographer gerardus mercator in 1569.
Such a course known as a rhumb or mathematically a loxodrome is preferred in marine navigation because ships can sail in a constant compass direction for long stretches reducing. Developed by oswald winkel in 1921. Learn about the equirectangular equidistant cylindrical projection. The map resorts to mathematics to curtail three major types of distortion area direction and distance and hence the german term for triple tripel is in the name.
National geographic world wall maps. Area direction and distance. Skip to main content. The projection by oswald winkel in1921 was developed with the goal of minimizing the three kinds of distortion.
Thus it became the tripel projection tripel is german for triple. It became the standard map projection for navigation because of its unique property of representing any course of constant bearing as a straight segment. The winkel tripel world map on a transparent plexiglas with opaque projection of quality with a subtle reflection. Description a compromise projection used for world maps that averages the coordinates from the equirectangular equidistant cylindrical and aitoff projections.
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