Dymaxion map

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf map projection
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Fuller map
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:icosahedron
gptkbp:firstPublished 1943
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller_Institute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dymaxion map
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:license public domain (original design)
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Airocean_World_Map
gptkbp:notableFeature can be unfolded in different ways
no right way up
shows continents as nearly contiguous
gptkbp:notableProject polyhedral projection
gptkbp:purpose minimize distortion of land masses
present Earth as one island in one ocean
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
map projection
icosahedral projection
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:design
cartography
education
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dymaxion_house
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6