Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection
by gelert on Monday November 16, 2020 @07:19AM
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The Robinson projection is probably what you're looking for. It was explicitly created to try to balance these two extremes.
I also think that the Robinson is probably the best candidate for an accurate "default" map of the world. There are projections I prefer but the Robinson retains the recognizablity as being obviously a map of the world.
Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection
by jcranmer on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:28AM
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Robinson or Winkel tripel are probably the best here. Aitoff, Mollweide, Kavrayskiy, Wagner, etc. are all decent choices here as well.
One commonality all of these projections have is that they are pseudocylindrical instead of cylindrical: lines of longitude are not depicted as straight lines but as curved lines, with the curve being more pronounced the further from the central meridian you are.
I keep wondering, if there are a map like Mercator projection, as reference since everyone is familiar with it, but provide size that is relatively accurate but not 100% area accurate like Gall-Peters projection.
i.e It is a map that is not accurate by an metrics or projection in any shape or form but a better Mercator ( Normal ) Map with slightly more accurate showing of relatively size.
It is only used to provide some sort of better mental model without using the Globe. Rather than Direction And Traveling ( Mercator ), true Size, ( Gall-Peters ).