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Wagner VI projection of the world. Wagner VI is a pseudocylindrical whole Earth map projection. Like the Robinson projection, it is a compromise projection, not having any special attributes other than a pleasing, low distortion appearance. Wagner VI is equivalent to the Kavrayskiy VII horizontally elongated by a factor of ⁄. This elongation ...
A family of map projections that includes as special cases Mollweide projection, Collignon projection, and the various cylindrical equal-area projections. 1932 Wagner VI: Pseudocylindrical Compromise K. H. Wagner: Equivalent to Kavrayskiy VII vertically compressed by a factor of /. c. 1865: Collignon
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Therefore, more generally, a map projection is any method of flattening a continuous curved surface onto a plane. [citation needed] The most well-known map projection is the Mercator projection. [7]: 45 This map projection has the property of being conformal. However, it has been criticized throughout the 20th century for enlarging regions ...
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The USGS has also conceived and designed several new projections, including the Space Oblique Mercator, the first map projection designed to permit mapping of the Earth continuously from a satellite with low distortion. The mapping of extraterrestrial bodies has resulted in the use of standard projections in completely new settings.