mercator (Meaning)

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mercator (n)

Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)

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The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that became popular in the 16th century.
The projection's inventor, Gerardus Mercator, sought to create a map that allowed sailors to plot a straight course between two points.
The Mercator projection preserves the correct shape of continents but distorts their relative sizes.
As a result, landmasses near the poles appear larger than they actually are compared to those near the equator.
The Mercator projection is often used in navigation charts, worldwide maps, and for educational purposes.
However, it is less accurate for polar regions and is not ideal for determining distances or areas.
The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection is a modified version of the Mercator projection that is used by the military and for land surveying.
The Web Mercator projection is a variation of the Mercator projection used for online mapping and web applications.
Despite its limitations, the Mercator projection remains widely used due to its simplicity and its ability to present the world as a flat surface.
The Gall-Peters projection is an alternative to the Mercator projection that preserves the correct proportions of landmasses but distorts their shapes.

Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that became popular in the 16th century.

The projection's inventor, Gerardus Mercator, sought to create a map that allowed sailors to plot a straight course between two points.

The Mercator projection preserves the correct shape of continents but distorts their relative sizes.

As a result, landmasses near the poles appear larger than they actually are compared to those near the equator.