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If you want to map whole planet’s surface onto a plane then sure, there’re tons of options (Dymaxion projection is my favorite). I can’t understand why areas an
by goblin89 9y ago
If you want to map whole planet’s surface onto a plane then sure, there’re tons of options (Dymaxion projection is my favorite). I can’t understand why areas and distances would be distorted if user manipulates a 3D globe though; yet it seems to be the case here.
- dsl 9y agoThat is exactly the problem. It is easy for programmers to start with a 3D sphere and start randomly projecting things on to it. However the earth itself is an ellipsoid that bulges around the equator, so again you have a projection problem of people trying to put one shape onto a different shape.