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Really cool. The shapes of the contents and countries seem like what I am used to. Except for Brazil. Brazil really looks like it bulges out from South America
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
Really cool. The shapes of the contents and countries seem like what I am used to. Except for Brazil.
Brazil really looks like it bulges out from South America compared to what I have seen on globes and other projections.
Does anyone know why that happens?
- wtallis 5y agoAny comparison of map projections should include Tissot's indicatrix [0] as a visualization of how distortion varies across the map. I find that it's easier to understand than looking at stretched and bent lines of latitude and longitude. For AuthaGraph: https://kunimune.home.blog/2017/11/23/the-secrets-of-the-authagraph-revealed/ https://kunimune.home.blog/2017/11/23/the-secrets-of-the-aut... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissot%27s_indicatrix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissot%27s_indicatrix