Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 29 days agoUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 29 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days 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-up0·27 days agoOk that is quite a smart technique
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoBuckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy
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