Latitude vs Equirectangular - What's the difference?
latitude | equirectangular |
(geography, astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
(geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
(photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
* Wikipedia article on (exposure latitude)
Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
(cartography) Mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.
As a noun latitude
is (geography|astronomy) the angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.As an adjective equirectangular is
(cartography) mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.latitude
English
(wikipedia latitude)Noun
(en noun)- His parents gave him a great deal of latitude .