My Projection Collection:
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Compact Miller vs. Patterson Cylindrical
Compact Miller | Patterson Cylindrical | |
---|---|---|
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 – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller](/img/political/miller-compact.png)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical](/img/political/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
![Compact Miller Silhouette Map](/img/rot/miller-compact.png)
![Patterson Cylindrical Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/miller-compact.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller](/img/jpg-w/miller-compact.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical](/img/jpg-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller](/img/political-w/miller-compact.png)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical](/img/political-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
![Compact Miller Silhouette Map](/img/rot-w/miller-compact.png)
![Patterson Cylindrical Silhouette Map](/img/gruen-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/miller-compact.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/miller-compact.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Compact Miller
![Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/miller-compact.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
Compact Miller Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung