If you don't like to use google map on your app, rather then use your pixel perfect custom Mercator map. This is for you.

Various such as Mercator 's projectionProjection methodYou can see how much deformed it is compared with the actual terrain while comparing 2D maps using 3D globe with "Visualizing map distortion"is.

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In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

This is a Java implementation of the Google Maps projection which is based on the mercator projection. You can convert longitude/latitude values to world coordinates and calculate pixel coordinates ...