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Equal Earth vs. Wagner IV
| Equal Earth | Wagner IV | |
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| Creator | Bojan Savric, Tom Patterson, Bernhard Jenny (2018) | Karlheinz Wagner (1932) |
| Group | Pseudocylindric | Pseudocylindric |
| Property | Equal-area | Equal-area |
| Other Names | — |
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| 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. |
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| recommended comparisons | Eckert IV Robinson Wagner IV |
Eckert IV Equal Earth Wagner V Wagner-Denoyer II |
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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. |
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Remark: On these two projections, »scaled to fit« and »scaled to same width« will be quite identical!
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Equal Earth
Wagner IV
