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>The water depths have a 4x vertical exaggeration while the land areas have a 2x vertical exaggeration. Can someone clarify what this means?
by glaberficken 11y ago
>The water depths have a 4x vertical exaggeration while the land areas have a 2x vertical exaggeration.
Can someone clarify what this means?
- puzz 11y agoWater 1m below the sea surface is drawn like 4m deep. Land 1m above the seal level is drawn like it is 2m high.
- glaberficken 11y agook thanks for the explanation =) but why? I guess to improve the "readability" of the map to the human eye? [edit] Never mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_exaggeration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_exaggeration