| ▲ | hoherd 4 days ago | |
I wonder if there is a map with a tilted earth that puts the majority of the landmasses in the middle and the oceans at the edges, in order to have the land viewable with the least amount of distortion for the given projection. | ||
| ▲ | zhynn 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
My very favorite map projection is the AuthaGraph map: http://www.authagraph.com It is a novel (I would say amazing) map projection that manages to retain proportional landmass size by using an "ioso-area-mapping" technique. It maps the sphere to a tetrahedron and then slices and unfolds that tetrahedron into a 2d plane. The method places all of the continents into the map (proportionally!), while also being able to tessellate (so you can move the "viewfinder" to focus on different map subsections without changing the overall map). It's easier to see than describe. The "4" link is an example of modifying the "view" of the tessellated surface to create maps that focus on particular regions. The downside is that "north" and "south" are rather arbitrary points on the map, instead of being at the top/bottom. It is still by far my favorite 2D map projection! | ||
| ▲ | pchangr 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
You should totally check this wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections For a list of alternative projections And also this one for a whole deep dive in the topic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection People have gotten very creative about the topic .. also.. the UN actually uses a north-centered view of the world to compromise on this.. it’s really cool https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Sm... | ||
