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-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·51 minutes agoIsn’t this incorrect though? As far as I am aware it is possible to represent true size (equal-area) or true shape (conformal), but not both at the same time
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 minutes agoI read it as neither one is possible, but maybe it’s on me.
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 minutes agoWell, I meant is when projecting something in 2D, you’re making a sacrifice somewhere.
Isn’t this incorrect though? As far as I am aware it is possible to represent true size (equal-area) or true shape (conformal), but not both at the same time
Yeah, isn’t that what I said?
I read it as neither one is possible, but maybe it’s on me.
Well, I meant is when projecting something in 2D, you’re making a sacrifice somewhere.