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Latitude vs Mercator - What's the difference?

latitude | mercator |


As nouns the difference between latitude and mercator

is that latitude is (geography|astronomy) the angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point while mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.

Chart vs Mercator - What's the difference?

chart | mercator |


As nouns the difference between chart and mercator

is that chart is a map while mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.

As a verb chart

is to draw a chart or map of.

Meridians vs Mercator - What's the difference?

meridians | mercator |


As nouns the difference between meridians and mercator

is that meridians is plural of lang=en while Mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.

Projection vs Mercator - What's the difference?

projection | mercator |


As nouns the difference between projection and mercator

is that projection is something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out while Mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.

Orthomorphic vs Mercator - What's the difference?

orthomorphic | mercator |


As an adjective orthomorphic

is (cartography) conformal.

As a noun mercator is

pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.