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ris
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There are many good reasons for choosing mercator, the best one being that it is mostly conformal.
mixmastamyk
on Sept 17, 2015
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Yes, while zoomed in that property is useful, zoomed out less so.
_0nac
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You can't really switch projections mid-zoom, because the tile coordinates wouldn't match and you'd find yourself in entirely the wrong place.
kuschku
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Eh, you can. You can even do actual 3D rendering in browser.
mixmastamyk
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Not a big problem when zooming out from say, North America.
ris
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I think you need to think a little more carefully about the geometry involved.
mixmastamyk
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Sounds like you need to think a little more about the use case of these maps.
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