equal Earth projection

pseudocylindrical, equal-area map projection
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equal Earth projection

Summary

equal Earth projection is a map projection[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of map_projection entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289,442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • equal Earth projection is credited with the discovery of Tom Patterson[3].
  • equal Earth projection is credited with the discovery of Bernhard Jenny[4].
  • equal Earth projection is credited with the discovery of Bojan Šavrič[5].
  • equal Earth projection's instance of is recorded as map projection[6].
  • equal Earth projection is a type of equal-area projection[7].
  • equal Earth projection is a type of pseudocylindrical projection[8].
  • equal Earth projection's Commons category is recorded as Equal Earth projection[9].
  • 2018 marks the founding of equal Earth projection[10].
  • equal Earth projection's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2018[11].
  • equal Earth projection's official website is recorded as http://equal-earth.com[12].
  • Robinson projection inspired equal Earth projection[13].
  • equal Earth projection's described at URL is recorded as http://shadedrelief.com/ee_proj/[14].
  • equal Earth projection's described by source is recorded as The Equal Earth map projection[15].
  • equal Earth projection's used by is recorded as United Nations Geospatial[16].
  • equal Earth projection's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].

Body

Definition and Type

equal Earth projection's instance of is recorded as map projection[6]. Recorded subclass of include equal-area projection[7] and pseudocylindrical projection[8].

Origins

2018 marks the founding of equal Earth projection[10].

Use and Application

equal Earth projection's used by is recorded as United Nations Geospatial[16].

Why It Matters

equal Earth projection ranks in the top 4% of map_projection entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289,442 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · WiK14ot0g · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → United Nations Geospatial
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1535]]: [[Q130533800]]"
  2. 4w ago · Fryed-peach · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → equal-area projection, pseudocylindrical projection
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q56190284]]"
  3. 4w ago · Neo-Jay · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Equal Earth projection
    Inspired by → Robinson projection
    Inception → +2018-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 2018"
  4. 4w ago · Neo-Jay · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → equal-area projection, pseudocylindrical projection
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q761699]]"
  5. 4w ago · PinTweaks · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://equal-earth.com
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → map projection
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://equal-earth.com"
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