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Unfolding the Earth

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Mapping the Earth is a classic problem. There’s no right way to do this perfectly in a way that depicts the shape and size of the surface in a proper way, argues Jack van Wijk, Full Professor Visualization at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). To explore new ways of unfolding the Earth Van Wijk developed a series of myriahedral projections.

“Why not just take a map of a small part of the earth, which is almost perfect, glue neighboring maps to it, and repeat this until the whole earth is shown? Of course you get interrupts, but does this matter? What does such a map look like?”

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Posted by Jeroen Beekmans on 23-01-2012
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2 Responses to “Unfolding the Earth”

  1. Zerimmorb says:

    Möglicherweise haben die Prophet doch recht, und die Bombe fällt rasch.
    Dann haben die Nutznießer dieses Armbanduhr gut dran.
    Im atomare Unfall meldet der Chronographen

    PM1208 Wrist Gamma Indicator zuverlässig vor Strahlung.
    Eigentlich ist die Uhr aber für Leute gedacht, die oft mit Strahlung in Kontakt kommen können.

    [url=http://www.polimaster.ch/radiation/en/dosimeters][img]http://www.polimaster.ch/radiation/media/images/bluetech-info/PM1603_Dosimeter-Geiger_Counter.jpg[/img]

    Spaß beiseite: Die PM1208 Wrist Gamma Indicator ist eine relativ einzigartige Uhr, die fortlaufend
    die Umgebungsstrahlung misst, und ab einem gefährlichen Level warnt. Bis zu 500 Datensätze
    zu Strahlung und Zeit kann die Uhr speichern. Diese Daten können per Infrarot-Anschluss auf
    einen Computer übertragen werden. Im Inneren schlägt eine RONDA 763-Mechanik mit Quartz,
    außen ist ein solides Stahlgehäuse verbaut. Bis 100 Meter ist die Uhr wasserdicht. Dazu gibt es
    einen beleuchteten Hintergrund, weil soweit unter der Wasseroberfläche das Licht auch knapp wird.

    Gedacht ist die ungefähr 1500 sfr günstige Uhr für alle, die berufsbedingt mit Strahlung in Kontakt
    kommen könnten – Piloten, Dauerflieger, Angestellte in Instituten und besorgte Privatpersonen in
    riskanten Gebieten.
    variant1

  2. [...] interesting algorithm based method of creating accurate globe projections. (via the Volume Project and NewScientist) Mapping the earth is a classic problem. For thousands of years cartographers, [...]

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