<![CDATA[Map Projection]]>Why does Windy use the colonialistic Mercator Projection which distorts the proportions?

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/20870/map-projectionRSS for NodeWed, 11 Mar 2026 10:25:03 GMTThu, 16 Jun 2022 08:30:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Map Projection on Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:34:52 GMT]]>@shalju
The Mercator projection is not a colonialist projection !
It is the best projection for navigation because it ikeeps angles right. If you are not happy with it, you can use the 3D mode which is available on Windy.com website.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/110655https://community.windy.com/post/110655Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:34:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Map Projection on Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:19:16 GMT]]>@shalju Hello, yes, we do currently use Mercator projection. The distortion however does not affect the accuracy of our forecast.

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