Hobo-dyer_projection

The Hobo-Dyer map projection is an equal area map projection. It is a cylindrical projection, similar to the Gall-Peters projection. The cylinder is usually assumed to wrap around the globe and cut through the surface at 37.5° north and south. Shapes between 45° north and south are relatively well preserved in the Hobo-Dyer projection, but landmasses towards the poles are progressively flattened. The Hobo-Dyer is often used with the south pole at the top of the map.UMASS Mag. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.

The map was created in by Mick Dyer, a British cartographer, by modifying the 1910 Behrmann projection. It aims to be visually more pleasing than the Peters projection.Hobo-Dyer Projection. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.

The Hobo-Dyer projection was used in a map to show the 68 countries around the world in which the Carter Center has worked since 1982, when Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.President Carter\'s Nobel Prize: Presidential Peace Prize Means New Map Goes International. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.

References

• THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
• The Upsidedown Map Page. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.

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