KnowraMercator projectionLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Mercator projection, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 5Related 7Compared with 10NavigationRelated: Its straight-line rhumb routes made it useful for marine charting despite severe area distortion.Nautical chartRelated: Its straight rhumb lines made it useful for plotting compass courses at sea.CircumnavigationRelated: Its later use made constant-bearing ocean routes easier to plot, though not shortest.Petrus PlanciusRelated: Plancius’s maritime maps used the projection to help represent ocean routes.Google MapsRelated: The familiar tiled world map uses a web-adapted Mercator projection.History of navigationRelated: Its straight rhumb lines made it useful for plotting maritime courses, despite distorted area.Jodocus HondiusRelated: Mercator’s projection helped make his maps enduringly useful to navigators and publishers.