Goode projection
Distortions of the Goode projection clarified with the Tissot indicatrix
The Goode projection , also called Goode homolosine , is a pseudocylindrical , equal area map network design , which is used to represent world maps. This method of map projection was developed by John Paul Goode in the 1920s .
In this mathematically constructed figure, the central meridian and all parallels are straight lines. In order to achieve true-to-area accuracy, the map image is either cut up or severely deformed at the edges. The northern and southern part of the map is a Mollweide projection , the middle part (between ± 40 ° 44 'N / S) is a sinusoidal projection . The meridians show a kink at the borderline between the two projections.
literature
- John P. Snyder: Flattening the Earth: Two thousand years of map projections. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997.