time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down113
arrow-up1391arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squarehegus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·20 hours 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-up2·17 hours 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-28 hours 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