stereographic

Circular projection method

Stereographic describes a method of projecting a three-dimensional surface onto a flat plane, particularly used in cartography and crystallography.

A stereographic projection maps points from a sphere onto a plane by projecting from a single point on the sphere's surface: stereographic maps distort area but preserve angles.

The technique also appears in photography and optics for creating or analyzing three-dimensional images.

cartography

astrolabe

Ancient altitude-measuring instrument

planisphereAdjustable celestial map disc
nautical chartMap for marine navigation
celestial mapDiagram of astronomical objects

navigation · latitude · longitude · meridian · equator · pole · azimuthal · star chart · globe · atlas

projection

conformal

Maintains angles locally

mappingDiagram of correspondences
planeWinged flying vehicle
spherePerfectly round solid

azimuthal · polar · equatorial · planisphere · inversion · transformation · tangent · manifold · topology · analytic

visualization

3D

Three-axis spatial representation

anaglyphDual-color depth image
stereoscopeBinocular depth-illusion device
parallaxPosition change from different vantages

depth perception · binocular · stereogram · autostereogram · stereopsis · holography · volumetric · immersive · panorama · 360-degree

Opposites

map projection properties

stereographicequal-area

Maintaining proportional surface representation

equivalent · sinusoidal · equidistant

projection center/method

stereographicorthographic

Of written representation

central

Family

stereographs, stereograph

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G