time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down117
arrow-up1339arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 12 hours agomessage-square104linkfedilink
minus-squarehegus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 hours agoI mean the good thing about a flat projection is that you can see everything at once. When you’re comparing data points of different countries it is nice to see them on a flat map. Neither the actual size nor the angles really matter in that case.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour ago When you’re comparing data points of different countries Why would you need a map for that? That seems like something where a table is more useful.
I mean the good thing about a flat projection is that you can see everything at once. When you’re comparing data points of different countries it is nice to see them on a flat map. Neither the actual size nor the angles really matter in that case.
Why would you need a map for that? That seems like something where a table is more useful.