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I don't know why this discussion is never ending, but I'm fed up with the Mercator projection. I hope things move along. Google maps has done their part, when y

I don't know why this discussion is never ending, but I'm fed up with the Mercator projection. I hope things move along. Google maps has done their part, when you zoom out you get a globe, but others need to follow even more.

agos 4y ago
where should things "move along" towards? the mercator projector has some very important features, what would be the alternative?
- bagels 4y ago
  Dymaxion.
- kzrdude 4y ago
  The projection is used way more often than those features are needed, so use other alternatives like <favourite projection here> anytime you reasonably can.
- standardUser 4y ago
  National Geographic maps use the Winkel tripel projection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkel_tripel_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkel_tripel_projection
- flohofwoe 4y ago
  I already posted it somewhere above, but this is the world map we used in school in the 1980's, definitely much less 'radical' than Mercator: https://i.redd.it/xcydn8owtzj61.jpg https://i.redd.it/xcydn8owtzj61.jpg
  - kzrdude 4y ago
    That is or is very similar to Winkel tripel
Tagbert 4y ago
When I was a kid in grade school we had lots of different maps using different projections on the walls and in our text books. We learned about how Mercator is good for navigation and other maps are better at showing comparative size. It makes for a good topic in geography. Have we just given up on education?