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The data is really useful, and the globe is visually impressive, but it feels like it'd be more practically useful to have a flat world map that shows all the d
by JoshTriplett 2y ago
The data is really useful, and the globe is visually impressive, but it feels like it'd be more practically useful to have a flat world map that shows all the data centers at once and makes it easier to read the lines without them getting excessively close to each other.
- bustling-noose 2y agoA 2D world may not give you the perception of how far some of these locations really are. I think an option to switch between the two would be better.
- LargoLasskhyfv 2y agohttps://www.greatcirclemap.com https://www.greatcirclemap.com has this.
- schnable 2y agoThe lines between points can be drawn to show curvature, like an airplane route map.
- JoshTriplett 2y agoDraw them as great circles. And in any case, yes, switching between the cool 3D projection and a "show everything at once" 2D map would work.
- Tempest1981 2y agoThis was popular in ham radio, iirc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projecti...
- floodle 2y agoAgreed! It looks cool, but it's not the best visualisation to actually read the data.
- bddicken 2y agoAuthor here - Cool and useful is a careful balancing act.
- JoshTriplett 2y agoCompletely valid. The 3D globe is cool, it's just awkward to get the data out of.