Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoToday, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizesprogramming.devimagemessage-square157linkfedilinkarrow-up1726arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1726arrow-down1imageToday, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizesprogramming.devOrwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square157linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareboonhet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-221 hours agoMercator is great for navigation in straight lines and makes countries far from the equator look big The navigation thing is an actual advantage but it doesn’t give you the shortest routes, just the easiest to follow
Mercator is great for navigation in straight lines and makes countries far from the equator look big
The navigation thing is an actual advantage but it doesn’t give you the shortest routes, just the easiest to follow