This projection is based on projecting the earth's surface onto a plane that is tangent to the sphere at one point, then projecting outward from that point. It is often used for finding the shortest distance between two points on a globe.
This projection is based on projecting the earth's surface onto a plane that is tangent to the sphere at one point, then projecting outward from that point. It is often used for finding the shortest distance between two points on a globe.