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The cupola projection – an asymmetric equal-area world map

Pages 171-184 | Received 14 Aug 2018, Accepted 09 Dec 2020, Published online: 04 Mar 2021
 

ABSTRACT

In this article a new equal-area projection for small scale world maps is presented, with north-south asymmetry. The equations used form a system including well-known equivalent projections designed by Lambert, Hammer and Wagner. A new criterion is used to compare the quality of projections, concentrating on angular distortion on continents on the far side of the map. For Hammer's and Wagner's projection a version is presented which is having less distorted continents than the original versions. The final projection is named the Cupola Projection. It is having the Pacific Ocean at the far sides of the map and therefore less land close to the border of the map than would be the case with other central meridians. Due to its asymmetry landmasses near the borders of the map are less distorted than is the case with other frequently used equal-area world maps.

Dans cet article, une nouvelle projection à surface égale pour les cartes du monde à petite échelle est présentée, avec une asymétrie nord-sud. Les équations utilisées forment un système qui inclut les projections équivalentes bien connues conçues par Lambert, Hammer et Wagner. Un nouveau critère est utilisé pour comparer la qualité des projections qui est centré sur la distorsion angulaire des continents sur les bords de la carte. Pour les projections de Hammer et Wagner, des nouvelles versions sont proposées qui déforment moins les continents que les versions originales. La projection finale est appelée la projection Coupole. Elle a l'Océan Pacifique sur les bords de la carte et donc moins de terres sur les bords qu'il n'y en aurait eu si on avait choisi un autre méridien central. En raison de son asymétrie, les masses terrestres sur les bords de la carte sont moins déformées que dans le cas des autres cartes du monde à surface égale fréquemment utilisées.

Acknowledgments

Remarks and questions of the anonymous reviewers have led to a much improved article. The Matlab forum has been helpful to resolve some programming puzzles.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

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Weia Reinboud

Weia Reinboud is born in 1950 in Hilversum, Netherlands. She studied astronomy for a year, switched to sociology. Mathematical cartography is a hobby since about age sixteen. Other interests are dragonflies, drain flies, athletics, font design, political philosophy and epistemology.

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