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Map Tile Maths – Mercator Projection (lat/lon ↔ EPSG:3857 metres)
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Map Tile Maths – Mercator Projection (lat/lon ↔ EPSG:3857 metres) is a paid API for AI agents from map-tiles.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).
Converts latitude/longitude coordinates to Web Mercator EPSG:3857 metre coordinates (or vice versa), returning scale distortion factors at the given location.
Price / call$0.02
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How this service works
Convert latitude/longitude to Web Mercator EPSG:3857 metres, or metres back to degrees, with scale distortion.
Output
Returns the converted coordinates in both directions (EPSG:3857 x/y metres and/or latitude/longitude degrees), a scale factor indicating linear distortion at that latitude, an area inflation factor showing how much areas are exaggerated, and the maximum valid extent in metres for the projection.
Example use cases
GIS pipeline coordinate transformation
“I need to transform the coordinates lat 40.7128, lon -74.0060 (New York City) into Web Mercator EPSG:3857 metres for a GIS pipeline — what are the x and y values and what's the scale distortion there?”
Reverse-project map tile origin point
“I have a Web Mercator coordinate of x = -11131949.08, y = 4865942.27 and I need to convert it back to latitude and longitude — can you do that for me?”
Assess Mercator distortion at high latitude
“What's the Mercator scale factor and area inflation for Oslo at latitude 59.9139, longitude 10.7522? I'm trying to understand how much the map distorts at that latitude.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://map-tiles.x402tookit.com/mercator-project?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a precise, mathematically correct conversion between WGS84 geographic coordinates and Web Mercator EPSG:3857 metre coordinates, especially when you also need scale distortion metadata. It is ideal for GIS pipelines, map rendering calculations, and any workflow where understanding Mercator projection distortion at a specific latitude is important. Prefer it over client-side libraries when you need a reliable, stateless server-side conversion with distortion factors included.
Side effects
- Latitude outside ±85.0511 degrees — Web Mercator is undefined at the poles beyond this bound
- Longitude outside ±180 degrees — invalid input rejected
- EPSG:3857 x or y outside ±20037508.34 metres — exceeds valid projection extent
- Missing required coordinate pair (must supply either lat+lon or x+y, not a mix)
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance — 402 response returned
Input
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