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A lot of fun can be had at Florian Ledermann\u2019s Map Projection Playground<\/a>, which loads up nearly a hundred map projections for you to manipulate: controls enable you to change the centre meridian and several other parameters. You can even overlay a simplified Tissot\u2019s indicatrix<\/a>! [Maps Mania<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lot of fun can be had at Florian Ledermann\u2019s Map Projection Playground, which loads up nearly a hundred map projections for you to manipulate: controls enable you to change the centre meridian and several… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[571],"class_list":["post-1791885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-cartography","tag-map-projections","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805841,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/01\/map-projection-explorer\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791885,"position":0},"title":"Map Projection Explorer","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"6 January 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Stefan Reifenberg\u2019s Map Projection Explorer is another interactive tool that morphs a world map into the projection of your choice. 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The news coverage (see the\u00a0Grauniad\u2019s) is the usual straw man argument about the Mercator and the false dichotomy between it and the Peters,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Cartography"","block_context":{"text":"Cartography","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/cartography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gall-peters-wikimedia-1024x654.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gall-peters-wikimedia-1024x654.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gall-peters-wikimedia-1024x654.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gall-peters-wikimedia-1024x654.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5945,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2014\/12\/the-patterson-projection\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791885,"position":4},"title":"The Patterson Projection","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"3 December 2014","format":"link","excerpt":"Map projections are inherently interesting, and also a great way to start a fight among a group of cartographers: just ask them their favourite and step back. Everyone has their preferred projection, me included, that fits their own needs and aesthetic. Cartographer Tom Patterson, whose work I've featured previously on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Cartography"","block_context":{"text":"Cartography","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/cartography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2398,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/07\/every-map-projection\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791885,"position":5},"title":"Every Map Projection","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"14 July 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Mike Bostock has generated a single image showing every map projection class available in the\u00a0d3-geo and d3-geo-projection JavaScript libraries. Not every map projection in existence is included, mind. 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