Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down123
arrow-up1250arrow-down1external-linkYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgDr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareGanbat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·19 days agoOkay… but doesn’t this just introduce the issue of flat maps distorting anything to the east or west of center in a different way?
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoIf it’s already distorted, switching to a different distortion that’s area-preserving can still be an improvement.
minus-squareGanbat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·19 days agoHm… personally, I think it’s very situational, but generally I feel like a more accurate shape is more important than size. I especially feel like it would be important for children who are just learning the map.
minus-squareAngryPancake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoDid you read the website? The Mercator projection is not accurate at all.
Okay… but doesn’t this just introduce the issue of flat maps distorting anything to the east or west of center in a different way?
If it’s already distorted, switching to a different distortion that’s area-preserving can still be an improvement.
Hm… personally, I think it’s very situational, but generally I feel like a more accurate shape is more important than size. I especially feel like it would be important for children who are just learning the map.
Did you read the website? The Mercator projection is not accurate at all.