Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1551arrow-down155cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1496arrow-down1external-linkYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgDr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square180fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·30 days agoIt was working for everyone in navigation, where angles mattered. Which is why it became the most used map. It was phased out in favour of maps showing area more correctly, because navigation w. maps became less important, not because “it didn’t work”.
It was working for everyone in navigation, where angles mattered. Which is why it became the most used map.
It was phased out in favour of maps showing area more correctly, because navigation w. maps became less important, not because “it didn’t work”.