diff --git a/gpxsee.pro b/gpxsee.pro
index b25edcca..168c3c79 100644
--- a/gpxsee.pro
+++ b/gpxsee.pro
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ HEADERS += src/config.h \
     src/map/projection.h \
     src/map/ellipsoid.h \
     src/map/datum.h \
-    src/map/mercator.h \
+    src/map/webmercator.h \
     src/map/transversemercator.h \
     src/map/latlon.h \
     src/map/utm.h \
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ SOURCES += src/main.cpp \
     src/map/matrix.cpp \
     src/map/ellipsoid.cpp \
     src/map/datum.cpp \
-    src/map/mercator.cpp \
+    src/map/webmercator.cpp \
     src/map/transversemercator.cpp \
     src/map/utm.cpp \
     src/map/lambertconic.cpp \
diff --git a/src/map/mercator.h b/src/map/mercator.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7661d4bf..00000000
--- a/src/map/mercator.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef MERCATOR_H
-#define MERCATOR_H
-
-#include "ct.h"
-
-class Mercator : public CT
-{
-public:
-	virtual CT *clone() const {return new Mercator(*this);}
-
-	virtual PointD ll2xy(const Coordinates &c) const;
-	virtual Coordinates xy2ll(const PointD &p) const;
-};
-
-#endif // MERCATOR_H
diff --git a/src/map/projection.cpp b/src/map/projection.cpp
index 6bacee8b..c60b58f9 100644
--- a/src/map/projection.cpp
+++ b/src/map/projection.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "datum.h"
-#include "mercator.h"
+#include "webmercator.h"
 #include "transversemercator.h"
 #include "lambertconic.h"
 #include "albersequal.h"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Projection::Projection(const PCS *pcs) : _gcs(pcs->gcs()), _units(pcs->units()),
 	switch (pcs->method().id()) {
 		case 1024:
 		case 9841:
-			_ct = new Mercator();
+			_ct = new WebMercator();
 			break;
 		case 9801:
 		case 9815: // Oblique mercator aproximation using LCC1
diff --git a/src/map/mercator.cpp b/src/map/webmercator.cpp
similarity index 69%
rename from src/map/mercator.cpp
rename to src/map/webmercator.cpp
index 9adef775..b06139ca 100644
--- a/src/map/mercator.cpp
+++ b/src/map/webmercator.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include "common/coordinates.h"
 #include "common/wgs84.h"
-#include "mercator.h"
+#include "webmercator.h"
 
-PointD Mercator::ll2xy(const Coordinates &c) const
+PointD WebMercator::ll2xy(const Coordinates &c) const
 {
 	return PointD(deg2rad(c.lon()) * WGS84_RADIUS,
 	  log(tan(M_PI/4.0 + deg2rad(c.lat())/2.0)) * WGS84_RADIUS);
 }
 
-Coordinates Mercator::xy2ll(const PointD &p) const
+Coordinates WebMercator::xy2ll(const PointD &p) const
 {
 	return Coordinates(rad2deg(p.x() / WGS84_RADIUS),
 	  rad2deg(2 * atan(exp(p.y() / WGS84_RADIUS)) - M_PI/2));
diff --git a/src/map/webmercator.h b/src/map/webmercator.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3231bc77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/map/webmercator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef WEBMERCATOR_H
+#define WEBMERCATOR_H
+
+#include "ct.h"
+
+class WebMercator : public CT
+{
+public:
+	virtual CT *clone() const {return new WebMercator(*this);}
+
+	virtual PointD ll2xy(const Coordinates &c) const;
+	virtual Coordinates xy2ll(const PointD &p) const;
+};
+
+#endif // WEBMERCATOR_H