Development of a Multi-Projection Approach for Global Web Map Visualization

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dc.contributor.advisorPagiatakis, Spiros D.
dc.creatorGirin, Ignat
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-14T21:08:27Z
dc.date.available2014-07-14T21:08:27Z
dc.date.copyright2013-11-19
dc.date.issued2014-07-09
dc.date.updated2014-07-09T16:32:07Z
dc.degree.disciplineEarth & Space Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe popularity of web mapping services such as Google and Bing Maps is growing. However, professional users experience several limitations while using these on-line mapping services. The first problem is the limited global coverage. The coverage ends at latitude of 85° north and south. The second problem is the systematic distortion that increases with latitude. For example, in Google Maps Greenland appears to be larger than South America, whereas in reality Greenland is 8 times smaller. The third problem is the lack of mathematical rigour for the cartographic projections because the Earth is treated as a sphere instead of an ellipsoid. Thus, a better web mapping system is needed for professional users and users interested in polar regions. This thesis presents a multi-projection approach for global web map visualization. The multi-projection approach minimizes the cartographic distortions by using different projections across the globe and for ranges of mapping detail levels.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/27625
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectGeographic information scienceen_US
dc.subjectGeographyen_US
dc.subject.keywordsGeodesic distanceen_US
dc.subject.keywordsWeb mappingen_US
dc.subject.keywordsMulti-projection approachen_US
dc.subject.keywordsMap projectionsen_US
dc.subject.keywordsGlobal visualizationen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCartographyen_US
dc.subject.keywordsMap distortionsen_US
dc.subject.keywordsGeographic information systemsen_US
dc.subject.keywordsGISen_US
dc.subject.keywordsWeb Mercator projectionen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of a Multi-Projection Approach for Global Web Map Visualizationen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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