Visualizing map distortion

[DanielRibeiro]

http://bl.ocks.org/enjalot/bd552e711b8325c64729

[ttkeil]

Very cool. A similar site posted last week [0] also allows you to drag and drop specific countries across the map for direct comparisons (Mercator projection only).

[0]: http://www.thetruesize.com

[quchen → ttkeil]

Wow, I would not have thought Russia and China to be comparable in size. Yes, Russia is still bigger than China, but nowhere near as giant as the map makes it appear.

[lcswi → quchen]

Make sure you drag Russia to China rather than the other way around. Otherwise the differences get exaggerated.

[fake-name]

> Whenever we try to represent our 3D earth on a 2D map we necessarily introduce distoration. This tool attempts to visualize the phenomenon.

distoration?