| Patrick R | 17 Oct 2012 1:13 p.m. PST |
I need a Mercator projection of earth rotated so that the equator would run over the Greenwich line. Merely rotating an existing map doesn't cover it. Anybody got an idea ? |
| darthfozzywig | 17 Oct 2012 1:46 p.m. PST |
How accurate does it need to be? You could take GIMP/PS and use the rotate and skew tools. |
| Steve Pugh | 17 Oct 2012 1:50 p.m. PST |
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 timurilank  | 17 Oct 2012 2:21 p.m. PST |
Steve, that is a great link. The mind boggles at the possibilities; no more beach bunnies at Acapolco, penquins with dreadlocks and London! "London sits in a steamy jungle straddling the equator, with a climate generally resembling Manila's. The food is still bland, the Thames is full of piranha, and it's the only place on Earth where tigers apologize as they attack you." LOL Cheers, |
| AndrewGPaul | 17 Oct 2012 3:08 p.m. PST |
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| AndrewGPaul | 17 Oct 2012 3:14 p.m. PST |
And here's some weird ones: link
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| AndrewGPaul | 17 Oct 2012 3:17 p.m. PST |
This is a traditional Mercator projection, but still odd: link |
| Patrick R | 17 Oct 2012 4:11 p.m. PST |
Yes, the XKCD prompted me to look into this idea, but the quality is pretty bleh, so I wonder if there isn't some cartographer software that could do the trick. |
| Whitestreak | 17 Oct 2012 8:43 p.m. PST |
Some of Profantasy's software, like CC3 and Fractal Terrains, would allow you to do such things. Just what kind of detail are you looking for? |
| Rapier Miniatures | 18 Oct 2012 1:44 a.m. PST |
Hmmm love it, the idea of polite Tigers and bowler hatted Elephants with Umbrellas has a strange and rather appealing aspect. That and we could grow our own tea instead of importing it. |
| Patrick R | 18 Oct 2012 3:13 a.m. PST |
I've been thinking about using earth rotated and then change the outlines of the continents to generate a new fantasy world. |
| Whitestreak | 19 Oct 2012 5:21 p.m. PST |
IIRC, Fractal Terrains does have an Earth model in it, and you can easily rotate the planet in any direction you'd like. Sadly, my desktop PC had a power supply failure & is being repaired, so I can't, at the moment, make a sample with it.(I'm using my wife's laptop, & I'm not a big fan, so far.) Last year, I started a project in CC3 where I'm reversing the elevations of Earth. The largest mountain chain will where the Marianas Trench is located. It's taking a while, as I am only working on it when I get a chance, but it promises to certainly confuse anyone looking at it. :) |
| thomalley | 24 Oct 2012 7:32 p.m. PST |
Not much change in the summers in Washington DC. But the Soviets might have lost WWII without mud or winter. |
