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Gall-Peters vs. Strebe-Hammer 29°S
Gall-Peters | Strebe-Hammer 29°S | |
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Creator | James Gall / Arno Peters (1852 / 1967) | Daniel »daan« Strebe (1992) |
Group | Cylindric | Lenticular |
Property | Equal-area | Equal-area |
Other Names |
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Remarks | Original design by James Gall, independently developed again by Arno Peters in 1967 and presented to the public in 1973. | Transformation of the Hammer projection, using Bonne φ1 = 29°S. Read my blogpost for more information. |
recommended comparisons | Strebe-Hammer 29°S | Gall-Peters |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? Two equal-area projections that have almost the same aspect ratio, but a totally different distribution of distortions. |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters](/img/political/gall-peters.png)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S](/img/political/strebe-hammer-s29.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
![Gall-Peters Silhouette Map](/img/rot/gall-peters.png)
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/strebe-hammer-s29.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/gall-peters.jpg)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/strebe-hammer-s29.jpg)
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters](/img/jpg-w/gall-peters.jpg)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S](/img/jpg-w/strebe-hammer-s29.jpg)
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters](/img/political-w/gall-peters.png)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S](/img/political-w/strebe-hammer-s29.png)
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
![Gall-Peters Silhouette Map](/img/rot-w/gall-peters.png)
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S Silhouette Map](/img/gruen-w/strebe-hammer-s29.png)
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/gall-peters.jpg)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/strebe-hammer-s29.jpg)
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/gall-peters.jpg)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/strebe-hammer-s29.jpg)
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Gall-Peters
![Gall-Peters Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/gall-peters.jpg)
Strebe-Hammer 29°S
![Strebe-Hammer 29°S Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/strebe-hammer-s29.jpg)