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Yes, e.g. http://cartography.oregonstate.edu/demos/CompositeMapProject...
I see a huge, annoying jump into and out of Mercator.
A bit of tweening animation should be able to fix that though.
Mercator Puzzle
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Re: Mercator Puzzle
#92As a Finn, I'm thankful for Mercator's contribution to improving Finnish self-esteem. It's an insignificant corner of Europe with less people than most Chinese cities nobody has ever heard of, but at least it looks big on the map!
well, I guess if a guy hears of Nokia probably (s)he knows about Finland :-)
Re: Mercator Puzzle
#93As a Finn, I'm thankful for Mercator's contribution to improving Finnish self-esteem. It's an insignificant corner of Europe with less people than most Chinese cities nobody has ever heard of, but at least it looks big on the map!
I had no idea how small Finland was... Not that much bigger than some of those small African equatorial countries.
Re: Mercator Puzzle
#94I wish it randomized the puzzle pieces every time. And there should be a timer.
Same here ... So I created a dynamic version myself: http://bramus.github.com/mercator-puzzle-redux/ :-)
Re: Mercator Puzzle
#95I would really like to see it with random selection of countries every time your reload the page - and then to see it in primary schools during geography lessons - that would be a killer!
Same here ... So I created a dynamic version myself: http://bramus.github.com/mercator-puzzle-redux/ :-)