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I'm assuming someone has made a graph of error versus utility in map projections? Not being able to draw straight lines is a fairly useful thing to do. If you
by taeric 3y ago
I'm assuming someone has made a graph of error versus utility in map projections? Not being able to draw straight lines is a fairly useful thing to do.
If you want accurate, it is also silly to insist on it being a static 2d projection? Having a globe is not exactly difficult.
- lalaithion 3y agoA globe is just using physics to create a perspective projection on your retina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Perspective_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Perspective_projection
- taeric 3y agoRight? And that isn't hard and can get you accurate images. I get that this was a lot harder in the past. But today, this isn't difficult at all.
- Retric 3y agoNot quite, you have two retina and local light sources. So you get more information from a globe than any 2d projection. However by rotating a perspective projection your brain can better recreate the underlying 3D nature of earth.