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*The projection is so obvious as to render attribution meaningless. | *The projection is so obvious as to render attribution meaningless. | ||
*Alternatives ''geographic projection'' and ''unprojected'' are solecisms. | *Alternatives ''geographic projection'' and ''unprojected'' are solecisms. | ||
| − | *Alternative ''plane chart'' is descriptive, but | + | *Alternative ''plane chart'' is descriptive, but ''chart'' is anachronistic when applied to small-scale maps. |
*In modern texts, ''plate carrée'' carries no ambiguity. | *In modern texts, ''plate carrée'' carries no ambiguity. | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 19 March 2006
Projection name: plate carrée
| English | Français | Deutsch | 日本語 | Русский | Español | Polski | Português |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plate carrée | 正距円筒図法 |
- Projection naming principle: Principle of Preponderance of Precedence.
- Year of origin: Unknown.
- Name of originator: Possibly Eratosthenes (~200 BCE) but probably Marinus of Tyre (AD 100).
- Originator reference:
- Year of formulation:
- Name of formulator:
- Formula citation:
- Projection synonyms: plane chart, geographic projection, unprojected, 正距円筒図法, 正方円筒図法.
- Projection properties: Equidistant; scale along meridians is correct (in equatorial aspect).
- Projection derivatives:
- Naïve specializations:
- Generalizations: equirectangular.
Rationale
Several reasons support the name plate carrée:
- Originator is unknown. Aujac et al (1987) dispute the interpretation that credits Eratosthenes. Ptolemy credits Marinus of Tyre.
- The projection is so obvious as to render attribution meaningless.
- Alternatives geographic projection and unprojected are solecisms.
- Alternative plane chart is descriptive, but chart is anachronistic when applied to small-scale maps.
- In modern texts, plate carrée carries no ambiguity.
