JavaScript/jQuery Vector Map - Custom Projection

This demo illustrates how to implement a custom projection. To do it, set the aspectRatio, to, and from properties. The Wagner-VI projection is used in this example.

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$(() => { const RADIANS = Math.PI / 180; const WAGNER_6_P_LAT = Math.PI / Math.sqrt(3); const WAGNER_6_U_LAT = 2 / Math.sqrt(3) - 0.1; const customProjection = { aspectRatio: 2, to(coordinates) { const x = coordinates[0] * RADIANS; const y = Math.min(Math.max(coordinates[1] * RADIANS, -WAGNER_6_P_LAT), +WAGNER_6_P_LAT); const t = y / Math.PI; return [ (x / Math.PI) * Math.sqrt(1 - 3 * t * t), (y * 2) / Math.PI, ]; }, from(coordinates) { const x = coordinates[0]; const y = Math.min(Math.max(coordinates[1], -WAGNER_6_U_LAT), +WAGNER_6_U_LAT); const t = y / 2; return [ (x * Math.PI) / Math.sqrt(1 - 3 * t * t) / RADIANS, (y * Math.PI) / 2 / RADIANS, ]; }, }; $('#vector-map').dxVectorMap({ projection: customProjection, title: 'Wagner VI projection', export: { enabled: true, }, layers: [{ dataSource: DevExpress.viz.map.sources.world, }, { color: '#aaa', borderWidth: 1, hoverEnabled: false, dataSource: coordLinesData, }], }); });

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#vector-map { height: 400px; }