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Can we produce a true size map that can also be used as a navigation map? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Total commoner here that does not understand projection and such on maps, but I know that the popular map and commercial globe somehow does not show the true size of a country/area.

My first question is, how could a globe (which supposed to be a representation of earth from space) does not represent true size of an area?

Second one, can we produce a map that shows the true size of an area but can also be used for navigation?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

XKCD for everything

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Gall-peters seems good