Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-212 days agoToday, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizesprogramming.devimagemessage-square237linkfedilinkarrow-up1813arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1803arrow-down1imageToday, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizesprogramming.devOrwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-212 days agomessage-square237linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoI didn’t say they don’t use projections, I just said they don’t use world maps. Localized maps are much easier to achieve accuracy of both distance and direction
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoHence the clarification! They do use world map projections. I don’t think they have to, but do for efficiency? Not an expert.
I didn’t say they don’t use projections, I just said they don’t use world maps. Localized maps are much easier to achieve accuracy of both distance and direction
Hence the clarification! They do use world map projections. I don’t think they have to, but do for efficiency? Not an expert.