http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/2010/09/27/g-projector/?src=elegantfigures-rss On data visualization and information design on the Earth Observatory. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/2010/09/27/g-projector/comment-page-1/#comment-401 sTanDUpcOmedY Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:52:51 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/?p=179#comment-401 Excellent project as modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analagous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern maps are compiled from photographic observations made either with Earth-based equipment or with instruments carried aboard spacecraft.

]]> http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/2010/09/27/g-projector/comment-page-1/#comment-385 John Graham Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:27:51 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/?p=179#comment-385 This site is wonderful – gives one much more info about this good old planet. Thank you

]]> http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/2010/09/27/g-projector/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Arindam Samanta Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:12:47 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/?p=179#comment-384 This is an excellent source for reprojecting maps into diverse map projections. Im sure this will be very helpful to many people, especially students. Please keep up the good work.
~Arindam.

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