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Introduction to Map Projection

• gavinpc 13y ago
  Obligatory XKCD reference http://xkcd.com/977/ http://xkcd.com/977/
  • hkmurakami 13y ago
    >Dymaxion: ... "you type in Dvorak" Agh, I've been hit! Man down, man down!
• bhickey 13y ago
  Along these lines, I'd recommend the book Flattening the Earth by John P. Snyder.
• Jemm 13y ago
  A Guide to Coordinate Systems in Great Britain is a wonderful resource as well http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/docs/A_Guide_to_Coordinate_Systems_in_Great_Britain.pdf http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/docs/A_Guide_t...
  • Stratoscope 13y ago
    That is the best-written article I've ever seen on this topic. Thank you for posting it!
• jlmendezbonini 13y ago
  I came across this projection a couple of years ago and completely changed the way that I look at maps: http://flowingdata.com/2010/10/18/true-size-of-africa/ http://flowingdata.com/2010/10/18/true-size-of-africa/
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