Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.17818/NM/2016/SI19
Mercator’s Projection – a Breakthrough in Maritime Navigation
Dana Smetanová
; Department of Informatics and Natural Sciences Institute of Technology and Business České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Michaela Vargová
; Department of Informatics and Natural Sciences Institute of Technology and Business České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Vladislav Biba
; Department of Informatics and Natural Sciences Institute of Technology and Business České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Irena Hinterleitner
; Institute of Mathematics and Descriptive Geometry Faculty of Civil Engineering Brno University of Technology
Abstract
This paper is focused on Mercator’s projection as a breakthrough in maritime navigation. In the paper, the principle and properties of Mercator’s projection are described. The advantages, disadvantages and current utilization are mentioned.
Keywords
Mercator’s projection; navigation; mapping; azimuth
Hrčak ID:
162588
URI
Publication date:
27.7.2016.
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