Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 20 days agoUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down111
arrow-up1496arrow-down1imageUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 20 days agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 days 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:
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoOk that is quite a smart technique
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoBuckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoNahh I bet he just wanted to sell more of his geodesic domes
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:
Ok that is quite a smart technique
Buckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy
Nahh I bet he just wanted to sell more of his geodesic domes