The Goode Homolosine projection is a pseudocylindrical composite projection that is equal area. It is used primarily for world maps in a number of atlases, including Goode’s Atlas (Rand McNally). It was developed by J. Paul Goode in 1923 as a merging of the Mollweide (or Homolographic) and Sinusoidal Projections, thus giving rise to the name “Homolosine”.
Each of the six central meridians is a straight line 0.22 as long as the Equator, but not crossing the Equator. Other meridians are equally spaced sinusoidal curves between latitudes 40°44' N and S. The poles are represented by points. Scale is true along every latitude between 40°44' N and S and along the central meridian within the same latitude range.
The "Goode Homolosine" projection has the following parameters:
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Longitude of natural origin
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False Northing
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False Easting
Note: Only a spherical form of this projection is used. The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid will be used as the radius of the sphere.