Miller cylindrical projection
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miller-cylindrical-projection-169-12217733
title:
Miller cylindrical projection
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The Miller cylindrical projection is a modified Mercator projection, proposed by Osborn Maitland Miller in 1942. The latitude is scaled by a factor of 4⁄5, projected according to Mercator, and then the result is multiplied by 5⁄4 to retain scale along the equator. Hence: x = λ y = 5 4 ln [ tan ] = 5 4 sinh − 1 or inversely, λ = x φ = 5 2 tan − 1 e 4 y 5 − 5 π 8 = 5 4 tan − 1 where λ is the longitude from the central meridian of the projection, and φ is the latitude. Meridians are thus
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Cylindrical compromise map projection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_cylindrical_projection
date created:
2006-01-12T19:43:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:04:58Z
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