Google maps is now a sphere(maps.google.com)

11 pointsby gefh8 lat temu6 comments

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

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eboyjr8 lat temu

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.

gefh8 lat temu

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.

gefh8 lat temu

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

perilunar8 lat temu

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

gefh8 lat temu

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

capitalisthakr8 lat temu

A subtle response to the flat Earthers?