
Gall isographic projection is a specific instance of
equirectangular projection
The equirectangular projection (also called the equidistant cylindrical projection or la carte parallélogrammatique projection), and which includes the special case of the plate carrée projection (also called the geographic projection, lat/l ...
such that its standard parallels are north and south 45°. The projection is named after
James Gall, who presented it in 1855.
See also
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Gall–Peters projection
The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, Equal-area projection, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area projection with latitudes 45° north and south as the regions ...
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Gall stereographic projection
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
External links
Gall Isographic Projection from Mathworks
Cylindrical projections
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