Looks like the link has been taken down but it was: http://cartography.oregonstate.edu/temp/AdaptiveProjection/
More info here: http://cartography.oregonstate.edu/scaleadaptivewebmaps.html and paper here: http://cartography.oregonstate.edu/pdf/2010_Jenny_etal_ProgressiveProjection.pdf cheers, sean On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Andrew Turner <[email protected]>wrote: > There was another example of this type of dynamic projection but in a > live form (versus video) that made the 'net rounds in March this year. > About the same time that Kartograph [1] showed up. However I can't > find the link - and I'm hoping someone here remembers it and can > share. > > Andrew > > [1] http://kartograph.org/ > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Andrew Turner > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would have said it more simply as - "but how do you view the whole > world?" > > > > I think the sentiment and technology are there. We should no longer be > > beholden to singular views of data. We can easily transition between > > different perspectives, using expert knowledge and technology to > > provide the user with the accurate, accessible, and compelling view. > > > > So my challenge is why aren't we doing more dynamic projections? > > > > Andrew > > > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Eric Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You can't visualize antipodes with a sphere. > >> > >> On Sep 12, 2012 5:19 PM, "Anselm Hook" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hm, I tweeted it under @wherecamp ... but why don't people just render > >>> 3d spheres these days? Browsers are plenty fast and one can do 3d in > >>> several different ways. It circumvents the projection issues and is > >>> simpler math. > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:12 PM, TC Haddad <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > ran across this today: > >>> > > >>> > http://vimeo.com/47482303# > >>> > > >>> > "A new composite map projection for web maps that adapts to map scale > >>> > and > >>> > the shown geographic area, developed by the Cartography and > >>> > Geovisualization > >>> > Group at Oregon State University." > >>> > > >>> > background: > >>> > > >>> > http://cartography.oregonstate.edu/scaleadaptivewebmaps.html > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > Geowanking mailing list > >>> > [email protected] > >>> > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> @anselm 415 215 4856 http://twitter.com/anselm > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Geowanking mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Geowanking mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrew Turner > > t: @ajturner > > b: http://highearthorbit.com > > m: 248.982.3609 > > > > -- > Andrew Turner > t: @ajturner > b: http://highearthorbit.com > m: 248.982.3609 > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > -- Sean Gorman PhD. GeoIQ 2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 307 Arlington VA, 22201 mobile: 202-321-3914 office: 703-647-2151
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