Review article

https://doi.org/10.32909/kg.23.41.2

Map Projections with Reference to Their Application in Croatia

Miljenko Lapaine orcid.org/0000-0002-9463-2329 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia *
Nedjeljko Frančula orcid.org/0000-0002-0198-9637 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

The paper is a review on map projections. The introductory part gives the definition of map projections, their classification, and describes the basic problem, which is the impossibility of mapping a spherical or ellipsoidal surface into a plane without distortion. The following chapter presents the historical development of map projections, from their beginnings more than 2,500 years ago to the present day. The following is a description of the development and application of map projections in Croatia. In particular, official map projections in Croatia and map projections in Croatian education are investigated.

Keywords

definition of map projection, distortion due to map projection, history of map projections, map projections in Croatia

Hrčak ID:

321994

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/321994

Publication date:

30.6.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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