Google maps is now a sphere

Https://maps.google.com/maps?force=webgl

by gefh • 8 years ago

11 6 8 years ago

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gefh3• 8 years ago

Zoom out a fair bit, say to here: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.8984942,-93.1091234,3.41z

eboyjr• 8 years ago

With WebGL disabled, it is still Mercator projection as expected.

This is good news for the problem of map projection distortion for students learning about the globe. It is great use of technology to make displaying data more accurate to reality.

gefh3• 8 years ago

Unfortunately there's no performant way to do this without webgl. Ideally we'd never show distorted maps, but Mercator is deeply embedded in a lot of code.

perilunar• 8 years ago

Good to see that 3D now works in Safari too.

gefh3• 8 years ago

Should work in any browser with webgl. Let me know if it doesn't.

capitalisthakr• 8 years ago

A subtle response to the flat Earthers?

Google maps is now a sphere

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