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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Mapping the Earth
« on: July 03, 2019, 06:33:14 PM »
I know what you are trying to say here, but it still doesn't work without distortion. Take Wyoming for example. In Bing maps, Wyoming is depicted as a perfect rectangle (90 degree angles), no matter what zoom level you're at. But in reality, (looking straight down at it) Wyoming is actually trapezoidal, with an ever-so-slightly curved top and bottom. The northern border is 342 miles wide, while the southern border is 365 miles wide.
Google maps which represents the earth as a perfect sphere also shows Wyoming with 90 degree angles. Do you have any map or globe that shows wyoming as you describe
Looks trapezoidal to me. There may be approximately 90 degree angles on the corners, but the north and south aren't straight lines. They bow outwards and inwards, respectively. That makes it possible to have a trapezoidal shape and have right angles.
Your claim was that the Wyoming border does not have 90 degree angles. Google maps which represents the earth as a perfect sphere also shows Wyoming with 90 degree angles. Do you have any map or globe that shows Wyoming as you describe?
I have to ask again because when i asked the first time you didn't reply with a map or glove which shows Wyoming without 90 degree angles. You replied with your opinion about the angles.
I think it depends on the browser you use to view Google Maps. I noticed when using the Google Maps app on my iPhone, it is using a Mercator projection. I'm not sure what Android Google Maps uses. But when viewing it in a Chrome browser on a PC, it is on a sphere. So I don't know which projection will be shown in Google Maps in all situations, as I can only test a few.
However, Google EARTH should always use the spherical projection, so that would probably be the best one to use to compare.