13.08.2011
Canters, Frank (2002):
Small-scale Map Projection
Design.
London, New York: Taylor & Francis (Research
Monographs in Geographic Information Systems).
ISBN: 0-415-25018-8
Content Overview
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Fundamentals of map projection theory
- Map
projection distortion at the infinitesimal scale
- Map
projection distortion at the finite scale
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Error-reducing modifications and transformations of map
projections
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Development of map projections with low finite distortion
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Semi-automated projection selection
- Summary
and conclusions