My Projection Collection:
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Miller vs. Compact Miller
| Miller | Compact Miller | |
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| Creator | Osborn Maitland Miller (1942) | Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014) |
| Group | Cylindric | Cylindric |
| Property | Compromise | Compromise |
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| Remarks | — | Inspired by Miller’s cylindrical projection, with constant spacing in high-latitude regions, thus compressing polar areas. Was followed by the Patterson cylindrical projection, which shows even higher compression of these areas. |
| recommended comparisons | Miller, Compact Patterson |
Miller |
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This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? Compact Miller is… well, a compact derivation of the Miller projection. ;-) |
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1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
Miller
Compact Miller
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Miller
Compact Miller
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Miller
Compact Miller
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Miller
Compact Miller
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Miller
Compact Miller
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Miller
Compact Miller
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Miller
Compact Miller
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Miller
Compact Miller
