Uniformization with Infinitesimally Metric Measures

We consider extensions of quasiconformal maps and the uniformization theorem to the setting of metric spaces X homeomorphic to $${{\mathbb {R}}}^2$$ R 2 . Given a measure $$\mu $$ μ on such a space, we introduce $$\mu $$ μ -quasiconformal maps$$f:X \rightarrow {{\mathbb {R}}}^2$$ f : X → R 2 , whose definition involves deforming lengths of curves by $$\mu $$ μ . We show that if $$\mu $$ μ is an infinitesimally metric measure, i.e., it satisfies an infinitesimal version of the metric doubling measure condition of David and Semmes, then such a $$\mu $$ μ -quasiconformal map exists. We apply this result to give a characterization of the metric spaces admitting an infinitesimally quasisymmetric parametrization.