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Web Mercator does not preserve angles. We're currently forced to use a projection that is strictly worse than what it was based on, the Mercator projection, cr
by willtemperley 9mo ago
Web Mercator does not preserve angles.
We're currently forced to use a projection that is strictly worse than what it was based on, the Mercator projection, created in 1569.
Everyone on this thread needs to read this presentation entitled "Use Literally Anything But Web Mercator":
https://www.esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/en-us/events/conferences/2021/developer-summit/12415-use-literally-anything-but-web-mercator.pdf https://www.esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/en-us/events/conf...
Let's say that a bit louder shall we:
USE LITERALLY ANYTHING BUT WEB MERCATOR.
- einpoklum 9mo agoThanks for that, I wasn't even aware that "web Mercator" was a thing.