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Map Projections

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 PDF Characteristics
Adams Orthembadic     See Quartic Authalic
Aitoff GIF PDF Polyconic, equally spaced parallels
Aitoff-Wagner     See Wagner IX
Apian Globular I     See Ortelius Oval
Apian Globular II GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians
Azimuthal Equal-Area GIF PDF Azimuthal, equal-area
Azimuthal Equidistant GIF PDF Azimuthal
Canters     See Canters Polyconic 1989 f9
Canters Polyconic 1989 f9 GIF PDF Polyconic, low-error
Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.18 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, low-error, pole line
Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.19 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, low-error, pole line
Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.20 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, low-error, pole line
Canters Pseudocylindric 2002 f5.23 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, low-error, pointed pole
Craster Parabolic     See Parabolic
Cylindrical Equidistant     See Equirectangular
Denoyer Semi-Elliptical GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Eckert III GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line
Eckert IV GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, elliptical meridians, pole line
Eckert V GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
Eckert VI GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
Eckert-Greifendorff GIF PDF Polyconic, equal-area
Equirectangular
(shown for ϕts = 0°)
GIF PDF Cylindric, equidistant
Érdi-Krausz GIF PDF Composite
Foucaut GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Gall Stereographic GIF PDF Cylindric
Goode Homolosine GIF PDF Composite: joins sinusoidal and Mollweide at 40°44' (Note: Not in interrupted form)
Hammer GIF PDF Polyconic, equal-area
Hammer-Aitoff     See Hammer
Hammer-Wagner     See Wagner VII
Hölzel GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Homolographic     See Mollweide
Kavraisky V GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area
Kavraisky VI     See Wagner I
Kavraisky VII GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line
McBryde P3 GIF PDF Composite: joins parabolic and M.T. flat-polar parabolic at 49°20'
McBryde Q3 GIF PDF Composite: joins quartic authalic and M.T. flat-polar quartic authalic at 52°9'
McBryde S2 GIF PDF Composite: joins sinusoidal and Eckert VI at 49°16'
McBryde S3 GIF PDF Composite: joins sinusoidal and (???) at 55°51'
McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Parabolic GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, parabolic meridians, pole line
McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, quartic meridians, pole line
McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Sinusoidal GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
McBryde-Thomas Sine #1 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Mercator GIF PDF Cylindric
Miller Cylindric I GIF PDF Cylindric
Mollweide GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, elliptical meridians
Nell-Hammer GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, pole line
Ortelius Oval GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, circular meridians, pole line
Orthographic GIF PDF Azimuthal, perspective view
Parabolic GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, parabolic meridians
Plate Carrée     See Equirectangular (ϕts = 0°)
Putniņš P1 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians
Putniņš P1'     See Wagner VI
Putniņš P2 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, elliptical meridians
Putniņš P2'     See Wagner IV
Putniņš P3 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, parabolic meridians
Putniņš P3' GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, parabolic meridians, pole line
Putniņš P4     See Parabolic
Putniņš P4' GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, parabolic meridians, pole line
Putniņš P5 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Putniņš P5' GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Putniņš P6 GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, hyperbolic meridians
Putniņš P6' GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, hyperbolic meridians, pole line
Quartic-Authalic GIF PDF Pseudocylindric
Raisz Armadillo
(shown for ϕtilt = 20°)
GIF PDF Orthoapsidal
Raisz Half Ellipsoidal
(shown for ϕtilt = 20°)
GIF PDF Orthoapsidal
Robinson GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, pole line
Sanson-Flamsteed     See Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians
Stereographic GIF PDF Azimuthal
Van Der Grinten 1 GIF PDF Polyconic, circular meridians, parallels
Vertical Perspective
(shown for P = 10×R)
GIF PDF Azimuthal, perspective view
Wagner I GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
Wagner II GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
Wagner III GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
Wagner IV GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equal-area, elliptical meridians, pole line
Wagner V GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, elliptical meridians, pole line
Wagner VI GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line
Wagner VII GIF PDF Polyconic, equal-area, pole line
Wagner VIII GIF PDF Polyconic, pole line
Wagner IX GIF PDF 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 PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, sinusoidal meridians, pole line
Winkel II GIF PDF Pseudocylindric, equally spaced parallels, elliptical meridians, pole line
Winkel Tripel GIF PDF Polyconic, equally spaced parallels, pole line

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