Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agoUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldimagemessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agomessage-square62linkfedilink
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoThe way I peel a globe
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoThen no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation. The “One-ocean” variant:
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoOk that is quite a smart technique
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoBuckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy
The way I peel a globe
Then no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation.
The “One-ocean” variant:
Ok that is quite a smart technique
Buckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy