From: koolish@bbn.com (Dick Koolish)
Subject: Re: Flat globe
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sp1marse@kristin (Marco Seirio) writes:


>Does anybody have an algorithm for "flattening" out a globe, or any other
>parametric surface, that is definied parametrically. 
>That is, I would like to take a sheet of paper and a knife and to be
>able to calculate how I must cut in the paper so I can fold it to a
>globe (or any other object).


There is a library of map projections in:

    charon.er.usgs.gov

in

    /pub/PROJ.4.1.3.tar.Z
