# equidistant cylindrical projection

> map projection that maps meridians and parallels to vertical and horizontal straight lines, respectively, producing a rectangular grid

**Wikidata**: [Q1326965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1326965)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equirectangular_projection)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/equidistant-cylindrical-projection


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013