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Compact Miller vs. Patterson Cylindrical
Compact Miller | Patterson Cylindrical | |
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Creator | Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014) | Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014) |
Group | Cylindric | Cylindric |
Property | Compromise | Compromise |
Other Names | — | — |
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. | The Patterson cylindrical balances polar exaggeration against maintaining the familiar shape of continents. Read Introducing the Patterson Cylindrical Projection on cartographicperspectives.org. Here on map-projections.net there’s an article about Patterson Cylindrical. Note: Up to the end of 2019 I showed a wrong rendition of the Patterson projection here (having a false aspect ratio). The current image is correct. Read the blogpost about this. |
recommended comparisons | Miller | Miller Equirectangular (28°) Equirectangular (35.6°) |
1. Comparison: Physical Map
2. Comparison: Political Map
Compact Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°
Compact Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung