The Hobo–Dyer map projection is a
normal cylindrical equal-area projection, with standard parallels (there is no north-south or east-west distortion) at 37.5° north and south of the equator. The map was commissioned in 2002 by Bob Abramms and Howard Bronstein of ODT Inc. and drafted by cartographer Mick Dyer,
as a modification of the 1910
Behrmann projection. The name ''Hobo–Dyer'' is derived from Bronstein and Abramms's first names (Howard and Bob) and Dyer's surname.
The original ODT map is printed on two sides, one side with north upwards and the other with
south upwards. That, together with its
equal-area presentation, is intended to present a different perspective compared with more common non-equal area, north-up maps.
The goal is similar to that of other equal-area projections (such as the
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 ...
), but the Hobo–Dyer is billed by the publisher as "more visually satisfying". To that end, the map stretches the low latitudes vertically less than Peters, but at the price of greater compression near the poles.
In 2002, the
Carter Center
The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. He and his wife Rosalynn Carter partnered with Emory University after his defeat in the 1980 United States presidential ele ...
used the Hobo–Dyer projection in a map of its global locations that it circulated to mark its founder
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...
's receipt of the
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish language, Swedish and ) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the Will and testament, will of Sweden, Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobe ...
.
See also
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List of map projections
This is a summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise WP:NOTABLE, notable. Because there is no limit to the number of possible map projections,
there can be no comprehensive list.
Table of proj ...
References
External links
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Cylindrical equal-area projections
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