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🗺️ GPS Map Projections: 2D Distortion Explorer

2D map projections (Mercator, Mollweide, equirectangular, sinusoidal, Lambert azimuthal equal-area, stereographic) with numerically computed Tissot indicatrices and distortion at a probe point.

GIS & Geoinformatics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Explore how different map projections distort 2D space using Tissot's ellipses at various points.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install