Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agoUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1506arrow-down111
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minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-216 hours agoThe way I peel a globe
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoThen no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation. The “One-ocean” variant:
The way I peel a globe
Then no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation.
The “One-ocean” variant: