Panoply can plot a global map of longitude-latitude data using numerous different projections. Following is the complete list of available global and hemispheric projections (as of Panoply version 2.1.5), along with alternative names. Each projection name is linked to a simple black-and-white map of Earth (centered on 0°E 0°N) using that projection.
| Projection Name | GIF | Characteristics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Orthembadic | See Quartic Authalic | ||
| Aitoff | GIF | Polyconic, equally spaced parallels | |
| Aitoff-Wagner | See Wagner IX | ||
| Apian Globular I | See Ortelius Oval | ||
| Apian Globular II | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians | |
| Azimuthal Equal-Area | GIF | Azimuthal, equal-area | |
| Azimuthal Equidistant | GIF | Azimuthal | |
| Canters | See Canters Polyconic 1989 f9 | ||
| Canters Polyconic 1989 f9 | GIF | Polyconic, low-error | |
| Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.18 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, low-error, pole line | |
| Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.19 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, low-error, pole line | |
| Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.20 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, low-error, pole line | |
| Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.23 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, low-error, pointed pole | |
| Craster Parabolic | See Parabolic | ||
| Cylindrical Equidistant | See Equirectangular | ||
| Denoyer Semi-Elliptical | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Eckert III | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| Eckert IV | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| Eckert V | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| Eckert VI | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| Eckert-Greifendorff | GIF | Polyconic, equal-area | |
| Equirectangular (shown for ϕts = 0°) |
GIF | Cylindric, equidistant | |
| Érdi-Krausz | GIF | Composite | |
| Foucaut | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Gall Stereographic | GIF | Cylindric | |
| Goode Homolosine | GIF | Composite: joins sinusoidal and Mollweide at 40°44' (Note: Not in interrupted form) | |
| Hammer | GIF | Polyconic, equal-area | |
| Hammer-Aitoff | See Hammer | ||
| Hammer-Wagner | See Wagner VII | ||
| Hölzel | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Homolographic | See Mollweide | ||
| Kavraisky V | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area | |
| Kavraisky VI | See Wagner I | ||
| Kavraisky VII | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| McBryde P3 | GIF | Composite: joins parabolic and M.T. flat-polar parabolic at 49°20' | |
| McBryde Q3 | GIF | Composite: joins quartic authalic and M.T. flat-polar quartic authalic at 52°9' | |
| McBryde S2 | GIF | Composite: joins sinusoidal and Eckert VI at 49°16' | |
| McBryde S3 | GIF | Composite: joins sinusoidal and (???) at 55°51' | |
| McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Parabolic | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, parabolic meridians, pole line | |
| McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, quartic meridians, pole line | |
| McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Sinusoidal | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| McBryde-Thomas Sine #1 | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Mercator | GIF | Cylindric | |
| Miller Cylindric I | GIF | Cylindric | |
| Mollweide | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, elliptical meridians | |
| Nell-Hammer | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, pole line | |
| Ortelius Oval | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, circular meridians, pole line | |
| Orthographic | GIF | Azimuthal, perspective view | |
| Parabolic | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, parabolic meridians | |
| Plate Carrée | See Equirectangular (ϕts = 0°) | ||
| Putniņš P1 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians | |
| Putniņš P1' | See Wagner VI | ||
| Putniņš P2 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, elliptical meridians | |
| Putniņš P2' | See Wagner IV | ||
| Putniņš P3 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, parabolic meridians | |
| Putniņš P3' | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, parabolic meridians, pole line | |
| Putniņš P4 | See Parabolic | ||
| Putniņš P4' | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, parabolic meridians, pole line | |
| Putniņš P5 | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Putniņš P5' | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Putniņš P6 | GIF | Pseudocylindric, hyperbolic meridians | |
| Putniņš P6' | GIF | Pseudocylindric, hyperbolic meridians, pole line | |
| Quartic-Authalic | GIF | Pseudocylindric | |
| Raisz Armadillo (shown for ϕtilt = 20°) |
GIF | Orthoapsidal | |
| Raisz Half Ellipsoidal (shown for ϕtilt = 20°) |
GIF | Orthoapsidal | |
| Robinson | GIF | Pseudocylindric, pole line | |
| Sanson-Flamsteed | See Sinusoidal | ||
| Sinusoidal | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians | |
| Stereographic | GIF | Azimuthal | |
| Van Der Grinten 1 | GIF | Polyconic, circular meridians, parallels | |
| Vertical Perspective (shown for P = 10×R) |
GIF | Azimuthal, perspective view | |
| Wagner I | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| Wagner II | GIF | Pseudocylindric, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| Wagner III | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| Wagner IV | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equal-area, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| Wagner V | GIF | Pseudocylindric, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| Wagner VI | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| Wagner VII | GIF | Polyconic, equal-area, pole line | |
| Wagner VIII | GIF | Polyconic, pole line | |
| Wagner IX | GIF | Polyconic, equally spaced parallels, pole line | |
| Werenskiold I | See Putniņš P4' | ||
| Werenskiold II | See Wagner I | ||
| Werenskiold III | See Wagner IV | ||
| Winkel I (shown for ϕts = 50°27'35") |
GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, sinusoidal meridians, pole line | |
| Winkel II | GIF | Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line | |
| Winkel Tripel | GIF | Polyconic, equally spaced parallels, pole line |