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Eckert III vs. Wagner VI
Eckert III | Wagner VI | |
---|---|---|
Creator | Max Eckert-Greifendorff (1906) | Karlheinz Wagner (1932) |
Group | Pseudocylindric | Pseudocylindric |
Property | Compromise | Compromise |
Other Names | — |
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Remarks | — | Equidistant along the central meridian and the equator. |
recommended comparisons | Wagner VI | Eckert III Kavraiskiy VII Wagner V |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? While very much alike at first glance, in direct comparision the differences become quite obvious. |
Remark: On these two projections, »scaled to fit« and »scaled to same width« will be quite identical!
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Eckert III
![Eckert III](/img/political/eckert-3.png)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI](/img/political/wagner-6.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
![Eckert III Silhouette Map](/img/rot/eckert-3.png)
![Wagner VI Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/wagner-6.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Eckert III
![Eckert III Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/eckert-3.jpg)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/wagner-6.jpg)
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Eckert III
![Eckert III](/img/jpg-w/eckert-3.jpg)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI](/img/jpg-w/wagner-6.jpg)
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Eckert III
![Eckert III](/img/political-w/eckert-3.png)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI](/img/political-w/wagner-6.png)
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
![Eckert III Silhouette Map](/img/rot-w/eckert-3.png)
![Wagner VI Silhouette Map](/img/gruen-w/wagner-6.png)
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Eckert III
![Eckert III Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/eckert-3.jpg)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/wagner-6.jpg)
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Eckert III
![Eckert III Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/eckert-3.jpg)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/wagner-6.jpg)
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Eckert III
![Eckert III Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/eckert-3.jpg)
Wagner VI
![Wagner VI Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/wagner-6.jpg)