Transverse Mercator projection

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Transverse_Mercator_projection
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf map projection
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Mercator_projection
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:British_National_Grid
gptkb:Gauss-Krüger_projection
gptkb:Universal_Transverse_Mercator_(UTM)_system
gptkbp:category cartography
geodesy
gptkbp:centralMeridian true scale
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:distortionIncreasesWith distance from central meridian
gptkbp:form complex analysis
ellipsoidal formulas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transverse Mercator projection
gptkbp:introducedIn 1772
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor mapping entire world
gptkbp:projectionSurface cylinder tangent to a meridian
gptkbp:property distorts area
preserves angles
gptkbp:suitableFor regions with greater north-south extent
gptkbp:type conformal projection
cylindrical projection
gptkbp:usedBy military mapping
civilian mapping
gptkbp:usedFor topographic maps
large-scale mapping
national grid systems
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Oblique_Mercator_projection
gptkb:Universal_Transverse_Mercator_projection
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USGS_1:250,000-scale_topographic_map_series
gptkb:USGS_topographic_maps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6