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Web Mercator

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Web Mercator

Summary

Web Mercator is a cylindrical projection[1]. It draws 273 Wikipedia views per month (cylindrical_projection category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Web Mercator's image is recorded as OpenStreetMap homepage 2022 en.png[3].
  • Web Mercator's instance of is recorded as cylindrical projection[4].
  • Web Mercator's instance of is recorded as pseudoconformal projection[5].
  • Web Mercator's instance of is recorded as artificial object[6].
  • web mapping is named after Web Mercator[7].
  • Mercator projection is named after Web Mercator[8].
  • Web Mercator's based on is recorded as Mercator projection[9].
  • Web Mercator's subclass of is recorded as geodetic reference system[10].
  • Web Mercator's has use is recorded as web mapping[11].
  • Web Mercator's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011lfgb6[12].
  • Web Mercator's EPSG CRS is recorded as 3857[13].
  • Web Mercator's EPSG CRS is recorded as 3395[14].
  • Web Mercator's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776549085[15].
  • Web Mercator's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 142907[16].

Why It Matters

Web Mercator draws 273 Wikipedia views per month (cylindrical_projection category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Web Mercator. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-mercator
MLA “Web Mercator.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-mercator.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_web-mercator_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Web Mercator}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-mercator}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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