Meaning cylindrical projection
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cylindrical projection


map projection where the Earth's surface is projected onto a tube, or cylinder, shape.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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A cylindrical projection is a type of map in which a cylinder is wrapped around a sphere (the globe), and the details of the globe are projected onto the cylindrical surface. Then, the cylinder is unw [..]
Source: enchantedlearning.com

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cylindrical projection


A map projection, in which the surface of the Earth is drawn as it would appear if projected on a cylinder wrapped around the earth in a north-south direction. Compare with transverse cylindrical proj [..]
Source: knowledge.autodesk.com

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[map projection] A cylindrical projection uses a cylinder to develop a plane surface on a map and can be equidistant, conformal and equal-area. Cylindrical Projection examples are equal area cylindric [..]
Source: gisgeography.com





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