who is the creator of the polar (azimuthal) map projection?
A map projection is any method of representing the surface of a sphere or other shape on a plane. Map projections are necessary for creating maps. All map projections distort the surface in some fashion. Depending on the purpose of the map, some distortions are acceptable and others are not; therefore different map projections exist in order to preserve some properties of the sphere-like body at the expense of other properties. There is no limit to the number of possible map projections. * Projection Family Map projections are grouped into three families: Cylindrical, Conic and Azimuthal, with Pseudocylindrical projections forming a variation on the Cylindrical Family. These families are based on the configuration of the plane onto which the globe (sphere) is projected. Each family is suitable for representing select areas of the globe. Each family produces a different appearance of the grid (or graticule) on the projected planar surface. And each family allows for tangent and secant c
