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Equal Earth - Projection Map Projection sample-map
graphic 04.09.2026
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Extrinsics:
Pseudocylindric
Intrinsics
Equal Area
Area of Use (Extent)
World

Some Facts of the Graticule
  • poles are mapped as straight lines parallel to the equator
  • equator, parallels and poles are straight lines and parallel
  • central meridian is a straight line
  • other meridians are curved lines
  • equator is NOT equidistant
Projection Paramters
in the normal aspect (projection origin on equator)
  • Central Meridian
  • Orientation (what is up. North, South)
Central Meridians
Value
Map Focus
Orientation
Greenwich
0°
Europe, Africa
N
Florence
11° E
Africa
N
 
90° W
North and South America
N or S
 
150 ° E
Oceania
N
 
150° E
Oceania, Australia
S
Table: Samples of Used Central Meridians in Equal Earth Maps

Usage
Recommended by the United Nations (UN) for World Maps with Area Comparing Topics on 4. Sept. 2026.
Tissot Indicatrix
Formula
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Tissot Indicatrix Map Projection sample-map
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Equal Area:
  • all projected Tissot Indicatrices have the same area = equal area intrinsics
  • the shape of the Tissot Indicatrices vary in each point (size and orientation)
  • in Equator area, the lenghtes get longer in direction of the meridians and shorter in east-west direction
  • because the poles are projected as a line, the east-west distortion increases when nearing the poles
Formula Formula
developped / published 2018 by BojanŠavrič, Tom Patterson & Bernhard Jenny
in the International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
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