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Did anyone else get an update from Google Maps to show a globe instead of a projection? (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 1 year ago by Camus@jlai.lu to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
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I'm pretty sure this is A/B testing on their part, but curious to see if anyone else is in that case

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[–] nxfsi@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

Mercator projection is best, with gnomonic and equirectangular coming in at distant second and third. Globe perspective projection has niche uses. All others are useless/solve a problem that is irrelevant.