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xwolfi
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The old projections systems were even made to blow up what you cared about (your country) and be very scale-imprecised on the outskirt.
wolverine876
on Dec 9, 2021
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That might be less propaganda, and more about wanting a large, precise map of the area that interests you.
aardvark179
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Projections were chosen for a variety of reasons. For example the Mercator projection distorts the size of things far from the equator, but it does preserve local bearing and shape.
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