Equirectangular projection

The equirectangular projection (also called the geographic projection) is a simple map view made about 100 AD.Flattening the Earth:  Two Thousand Years of Map Projections, John P. Snyder, 1993, pp. 5-8, . The projection maps Longitude and Latitude (vertical and horizontal map lines) to even straight lines. Because the map is stretched out, it can not be used in navigation. Its main use is to show large map areas.

Related pages
Cartography
Cassini projection
Gall–Peters projection with resolution regarding the use of rectangular world maps
 Panorama

References

Other websites
 Global MODIS based satellite map  The blue marble: land surface, ocean color and sea ice.
 Table of examples and properties of all common projections, from radicalcartography.net.
 Panoramic Equirectangular Projection, PanoTools wiki.

Category:Map projections