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I think Apple Maps also leveled up recently in terms of adaptive map projections. It used to be that to get a perspective projection of Earth that you can spin
by divbzero 5y ago
I think Apple Maps also leveled up recently in terms of adaptive map projections. It used to be that to get a perspective projection of Earth that you can spin you would have to (1) start off zoomed in, (2) switch from 2D to 3D, and then (3) zoom out — my guess is they disabled switching between 2D and 3D while zoomed out to avoid trickier transitions between projections. With the latest version of Apple Maps you can get the spinnable Earth by simply zooming out, regardless of initial state, and the projection will adapt automatically.
- mourner 5y agoWhile we're working on a similar feature (globe view [1]), there's a debate on whether it should be turned on by default. Apple Maps adopting it by default is a good argument in favor! [1] https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/issues/10784 https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/issues/10784
- modeless 5y agoGoogle has been using perspective projection by default on the web for years. It's the right thing to do. The mobile versions haven't caught up yet.
- mourner 5y agoYes, but there’s a difference between a consumer app and an SDK for developers. Changing the default this drastically is a breaking change.