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Web Mercator

Mercator projection variant
Class type of: geodetic reference system Q18155718

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
cylindrical projection, pseudoconformal projection, artificial object[2][3]
Based on
Mercator projection[6]
Subclass of
geodetic reference system[7]
Has use
web mapping[8]
Named after
web mapping, Mercator projection[4][5]
P14541
1nlOTv[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pseudo-Mercator en Spherical Mercator en Web Mercator es Proyección Web Mercator ja Webメルカトル図法 ko 웹 메르카토르 zh Web墨卡托投影
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
OpenStreetMap homepage 2022 en.png ↗
EPSG CRS
3.4k (3.4k–3.9k, n=3)
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
142907
Freebase ID
/m/011lfgb6
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2776549085

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
cylindrical projection, artificial object
Named after 2
Mercator projection, web mapping
Based on 1
Mercator projection
Has use 1
web mapping
Subclass of 1
geodetic reference system
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Summary

Web Mercator is a cylindrical projection[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Web Mercator. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-mercator
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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: 2026-11-04}}
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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1nlOTv
    Based on → Mercator projection
    Aliases → —
    Named after → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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