Map Projections Overview and How They Distort the Earth
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 เม.ย. 2023
- Overview of many different types of map projections, how they came to be, and what each one may be used for. I discuss the general characteristics as well as looking at specific projections to determine which ones are the best and worst.
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Robert Cray - "Strong Persuader" (1986)
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The Armadillo projection "doesn't leave anything off the map"? So where are Antarctica, the east coast of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands?
Thank you for mentioning the practical uses of the Mercator projection when it comes to navigation. Some people seem to treat it as if it was intentionally created to fool people. That said, I much prefer the Robinson projection when it comes to teaching and studying geography.
One of my favorite "true sizes" is Chile. All of South America is much bigger than it looks, but if you drag Chile up to the US, it shoots up past the Arctic circle and looks downright terrifying
I'm a bit of a fan of the Waterman Butterfly Projection, myself, but I get that it's not the most aesthetically pleasing map. Fun video, no matter how you slice it.
Should be required knowledge for everyone! So many people do not understand the basic concept of projections and how maps lie without this context.
Doesn't leave anything off the map. Antarctica left the room.
I'd like to point out that technically speaking there is no such thing as "an entire Mercator projection", as you mention at
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The armidillo map "Doesn't leave anything off the map"
I've had a wall map in my house for the past 30+ years, and my kids grew up with a large map always on the wall in the breakfast area. Most days, someone was looking at the map for some reason. The past 10yrs, it's been a Winkel Tripel projection, which was the best large map I could get at the time; I've yet to find a better map for general use.
Equirectangular is my favourite because it's so easy to deal with, lines of Lat and Lon are just displayed as-is, and it doesn't look too egregious
You really do a fantastic job. It super fun when you're just candid and honest about your opinion. Always worth the watch.
"Equirectangular Doesn't have any practical uses" My heart literally. It has ALL the practical uses. 1 degree= 1 (insert unit for size of map). I use it for everything. As a bonus, it also doesn't look half bad.
I like the nod to Robert Cray's "Strong Persuader" there in the background.
I had to relisten at
8:05