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I'm confused...I thought the Robinson Projection [1] has been the standard for quite some time. Obviously not the best for navigation, but considered the best

I'm confused...I thought the Robinson Projection [1] has been the standard for quite some time. Obviously not the best for navigation, but considered the best compromise for viewing the entire Earth in two dimensions. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_projection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_projection

zokier 13y ago
> I'm confused...I thought the Robinson Projection [1] has been the standard for quite some time. If only. Mercator projection is still quite widespread. Try google image search of world map.
- micampe 13y ago
  Google Maps itself is mercator when fully zoomed out.
  - ygra 13y ago
    Also when zoomed in. For computer maps it certainly has nice properties when your map is rectangular. Not that Mercator is the only one that is, but it's probably the most-widely known.