Forwarded from MapHist - very interesting.
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Subject: Applet JAVA: Map Projections
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:10:21 -0300
From: Humberto Bortolossi <[log in to unmask]>
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To: Maps-L
Greetings!
I would like to announce an interactive JAVA applet to study deformations (area, distance, angle) in map projections.
For each 73 map projections actually implemented, the user can move a
floating ring over a 3D globe and see its projection on the map.
Other features include Tissot's indicatrix, geodesic curves and loxodromic curves.
The applet is available here (it may take some time to load):
http://www.uff.br/mapprojections/mp_en.html
Suggestions are welcome!
Humberto.