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In Commons we have problem with old maps and their projections. Wise advices will be needed in here: Commons:Commons:Categories for discussion/2018/01/Category:Maps with unidentified projection--Estopedist1 (talk) 10:39, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
"The projections are described in terms of placing a gigantic surface in contact with the Earth" - violation of NPOV? Who defined the surface as gigantic? Is that encyclopedic? Euro2023 (talk) 23:54, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
"If maps were projected as in light shining through a globe onto a developable surface, then the spacing of parallels would follow a very limited set of possibilities." [1] - How that? Why should there be a limitation? Is there projection of a particular point on a surface that cannot be reached by "light shining through a globe"? Euro2023 (talk) 15:45, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I have created a proposal page for Map projections. Please feel free to add your name to the support section, discuss, disseminate, and otherwise edit. Thanks. Strebe (talk) 01:26, 12 January 2023 (UTC) @Justinkunimune:@GeogSage:@Elphion:@Fgnievinski:@Alvesgaspar:@Paul Koning:@Peter Mercator:@EdwardLane:@Jacobolus:@Apocheir:
See also, geoinformatics has 2 commas in a row separated by a space. I can't figure out if there's something missing or how to remove one of them. 82.135.221.10 (talk) 15:41, 7 July 2024 (UTC)