Cylindrical projections use a cylinder (may it be oblique or not) to create projection of a region of the earth.

Cylindrical projections are used primarily for complete world maps, or for maps along narrow strips of a great circle arc, such as the Equator, a meridian or an oblique great circle.

@author Rutger Bezema @author last edited by: $Author: rbezema $ @version $Revision: 6259 $, $Date: 2007-03-20 10:15:15 +0100 (Di, 20 Mrz 2007)$