Talk:Dymaxion map
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Is Dymaxion Map the same as the Peters Projection map of the world? quercus robur
- no, it is not at all the same from what I just saw (http://www.petersmap.com/page2.html, mercator on the right, Peters on the left). I left an example of the dymaxion map on the article page (see animation - ain't that pretty ?). If I understood well, one of the ideas is that no continent should be cut by the projection, that all terrestrial masses appear in one mass (?), and a better accuracy (less deformed than mercantur map in particular). User:anthere
saving links needed to work on this map
animation (free) http://www.westnet.com/~crywalt/unfold.html http://www.nous.org.uk/BFMAP.html
- The first item is a piece of text (not a link), the second is in the article, and third is a general article on Fuller, not on his map. -º¡º
move your eyes at the top of this page. This article is part of a wikiproject. As such, a little bit more information is required.
- And? Nothing was deleted from the talk, I was just commenting. -º¡º
Neutrality here? How about some negatives, like the fact that it confuses navigation (North is in the center, rather than at an extreme).
- Yeah, agree. Why no negative points. Like "difficult to compare % of land and sea", "unability to quickly see tropical belt" etc. ? Peter S. 02:33, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
- The fact that it's encumbered with copyrights and is not supposed to show nations as colored regions is a key disadvantage from the point of view of those wishing to publish political maps. Fortunately, many other mapping frameworks are available for this purpose.
"There is no one 'correct' view of the Dymaxion map. Peeling the triangular faces of the icosahedron apart in one way results in an icosahedral net that shows an almost contiguous land mass comprising all of earth's continents - not groups of continents divided by oceans. Peeling the solid apart in a different way presents a view of the world dominated by connected oceans surrounded by land."
Would it be possible for someone to make an example of the second view,where oceans dominate?
