Map Projections
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 732
ISBN-13: 9783540367017
Subjects: Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS); Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geography; Geophysics; Science / Geography; Cartography; Conformal mapping; Map projection; Mathematics
First sentence: There is no chance to map a curved surface (left Riemann manifold), which differs from a developable surface to a plane or to another curved surface (right Riemann manifold), without distortion or deformation.