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Equal Earth vs. Gall-Peters

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  Equal Earth Gall-Peters
Creator Bojan Savric, Tom Patterson, Bernhard Jenny (2018) James Gall / Arno Peters (1852 / 1967)
Group Pseudocylindric Cylindric
Property Equal-area Equal-area
Other Names
  • Gall Orthographic
  • Peters projection
Remarks An equal-area projection that was designed to resemble the overall shape of the graticule of the popular (non-equal-area) Robinson projection.
See the publication at researchgate.net.
Original design by James Gall, independently developed again by Arno Peters in 1967 and presented to the public in 1973.
recommended comparisons Eckert IV
Robinson
Wagner IV
Strebe-Hammer 29°S

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Equal Earth
Equal Earth
Gall-Peters
Gall-Peters

2. Comparison: Political Map

Equal Earth
Equal Earth
Gall-Peters
Gall-Peters

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Equal Earth Silhouette Map
Gall-Peters Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Equal Earth
Equal Earth Tissot Indicatrix
Gall-Peters
Gall-Peters Tissot Indicatrix
 

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