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Abstract
It has probably never been more important in the history of cartography than now that people understand how maps work. With increasing globalization, for example, world maps provide a key format for the transmission of information, but are often poorly used. Examples of poor understanding and use of projections and the resultant maps are many; for instance, the use of rectangular world maps in the United Kingdom press to show Chinese and Korean missile ranges as circles, something which can only be achieved on equidistant projections and then only from one launch point (Vujakovic, 2014).
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Understanding map projections |
| Chapter | 15 |
| ISBN | 9781138831025 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Contributing office(s) | National Geospatial Program |
| Description | 21 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Handbook |
| Larger Work Title | The Routledge handbook of mapping and cartography |
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