no longer be equidistant because the distance between parallels on an ellipsoid is not constant. More complex formulae can be used to create an equidistant map whose parallels reflect the true spacing. Reverse Alternative names In spherical panorama viewers, usually: is called "yaw"; is called "pitch"; where both are defined in degrees. See also Cartography Cassini projection Gall–Peters projection with resolution regarding the use of rectangular world maps List of map projections Mercator projection 360 video projection References External links Global MODIS based satellite map The blue marble: land surface, ocean color, and sea ice. Table of examples and properties of all common projections, from radicalcartography.net. Panoramic Equirectangular Projection, PanoTools wiki. Equidistant Cylindrical (Plate Carrée) in proj4 Map projections Equidistant projections Cylindrical projections