[TML] 2300 style mapping (was: mapping programs)

[Evyn MacDude]

On  Jun20 08, at 16:19, Jerry W Barrington wrote:

> The smallest planet, 1,000 km diameter, is 31% smaller around than the
> smallest map!  61% less area...  And the smallest map is *actually* a
> dodecahedron (12-sider).  Since the map has to be a multiple of  
> 5,000 km
> circumference, it can be off by up to 2,500 km from the planet.
>
> I guess what I'm saying is, this may not be such a great idea after  
> all...

Jerry, what your kinda missing is that it is an projection, that is  
only kinda equal area, equal shape, it's trade offs are better than  
other projections for gaming use. We could use stitched together UTM  
gores, now wouldn't that be fun, well, ok I would dig it, but lots of  
other people would be pulling out their hair.

Evyn MacDude
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