[OC] 10 map projections and how they distort the world, video 57s. from r/MapPorn
The Mercator projection distorts land mass and gets criticized for that.
I can see why it's still widely used for world maps.
On other projections individual European countries are hard to make out.
When targeting a European audience Mercator makes sense.
Sourced from @GPFutures
Links :
Links :
- GISLounge : A Look at the Mercator Projection
- Comparing map projections
- GeoGarage : World Mercator projection with true country ... / Mercator projection : the Greenland problem / First NOAA nautical map in Mercator ... / Why your mental map of the world is ... / Advisory notice on "Web Mercator" / Gerardus Mercator : father of modern ... / The mysteries of the first-ever map of the ...
No comments:
Post a Comment