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Re:Show HN: Interactively explore different map projections by desdiv on Friday May 19, 2017 @02:53PM (#14378389)
Are there any online maps that aren't Web Mercator? Google Maps, Here.com, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps, MapQuest are all Mercator-only, with no easy option to switch.
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Re:Show HN: Interactively explore different map projections by mjmdavis on Friday May 19, 2017 @03:52PM (#14378854)
One of the main reasons it's so popular is that is preserves shape, angle and north is always up. This means you can create a tiling map server and use the same tiles at all scales.
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Re:Show HN: Interactively explore different map projections by 1wheel on Friday May 19, 2017 @07:37PM (#14380129)
It is possible, but not trivial:

https://www.vis4.net/blog/posts/no-more-mercator-tiles/ (comments are also informative, particularly Tom MacWright's)

https://mapzen.com/blog/escape-from-mercator/

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