time2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months 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 · 2 months agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoIsn’t this incorrect though? As far as I am aware it is possible to represent true size (equal-area) or true shape (conformal), but not both at the same time
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI read it as neither one is possible, but maybe it’s on me.
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoWell, I meant is when projecting something in 2D, you’re making a sacrifice somewhere.
Isn’t this incorrect though? As far as I am aware it is possible to represent true size (equal-area) or true shape (conformal), but not both at the same time
Yeah, isn’t that what I said?
I read it as neither one is possible, but maybe it’s on me.
Well, I meant is when projecting something in 2D, you’re making a sacrifice somewhere.