Abstract
Arno Peters and “his” equal area projection. A practical approach in a GIS environment
Highlights
More than a century before these facts, James Gall, a Scottish clergyman, presented his Orthographic projection, along with other two (Stereographic and Isographic), at the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1855)
It is quite funny that, even today, Peters map is being sold by ODT Maps and that ESRI writes in its FAQ: “The Peters Projection is not supported
G.Projector is a tool for exploring maps, a Java based cross platform application that can transform an input map image into about 200 global and regional map projections
Summary
More than a century before these facts, James Gall, a Scottish clergyman, presented his Orthographic projection, along with other two (Stereographic and Isographic), at the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1855). In the 1974 Berlin conference Peters presented ten cartographic categories, the essential qualities of a map. The Orthographic projection was a modified Lambert cylindrical equal-area, with two standard parallels at 45°, North and South. He quotes 21 patented map projections from 1876 to 1987 but does not mention Peters projection.
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