time2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1456arrow-down116
arrow-up1440arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squarehegus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoI mean the good thing about a flat projection is that you can see everything at once. When you’re comparing data points of different countries it is nice to see them on a flat map. Neither the actual size nor the angles really matter in that case.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago When you’re comparing data points of different countries Why would you need a map for that? That seems like something where a table is more useful.
minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoIt’s more appealing visually and generally easier to navigate because you don’t need to search a country on the list, it’s easier to find it on a map To be noted: usually those maps are paired with a table and aren’t made to give precise information
I mean the good thing about a flat projection is that you can see everything at once. When you’re comparing data points of different countries it is nice to see them on a flat map. Neither the actual size nor the angles really matter in that case.
Why would you need a map for that? That seems like something where a table is more useful.
It’s more appealing visually and generally easier to navigate because you don’t need to search a country on the list, it’s easier to find it on a map
To be noted: usually those maps are paired with a table and aren’t made to give precise information