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Subject:        world map projection for web
Date:   Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:31:20 +1100
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Listers



Can anyone suggest a good projection for whole world web maps? It
appears from observation that there are lots of Mercators used but the
areal distortion is enormous so we would prefer a compromise between
areal and shape accuracy. I suspect that “rectangular” projections (ie
those which have straight lat and long lines) are perhaps easier for the
public to use, but I have no inkling as to the veracity of this
assumption. The projection must display Antarctica.



Are Miller cylindrical, Winkel Tripel or Robinson projections popular
for web mapping applications?

Thanks

Jon  Stirzaker
  Geoscience Australia

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