Hello gurus, I'm thinking that I may need to find some alternative data visualization software to make this work, but I love mapnik and thought it would be good to start here first.
I'm hoping to create a basic themed map of different types of data and plot it on a full-Earth image (I can figure this part out, starter examples cover this as well). The challenge is that I'm then projecting this on Science On a Sphere<http://www.spacefoundation.org/visit/northrop-grumman-science-center-featuring-science-sphere/science-sphere%C2%AE>, which requires equirectangular images that distort more towards the poles. Here's a quick example of something I made in a 3D program to show latitude and longitude lines (note how the lines and labels get fuzzy and stretched near the poles). http://www.flickr.com/photos/8139783@N08/9305646391/ Is there a way to add this type of distortion in mapnik? I'm guessing not as mapnik is optimized for other uses (but who knows). I'm guessing that it would "work" as is, but labels would get distorted (there are work-arounds), and lines would get very thin near the poles. Thanks for the feedback in advance. Let me know if I can answer any questions. Best regards, Chris
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