time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 27 days agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square213linkfedilinkarrow-up1645arrow-down128
arrow-up1617arrow-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 · 27 days agomessage-square213linkfedilink
minus-squarehegus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·27 days 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-up2·26 days 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-226 days 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