[svg-developers] Re: SVG map example: What countries have you traveled to?

Way cool, > So, Jan-Klaas, you may have your file below 100KB without even using > another map... > Do you want I send you the optimized final map? Please do, I will update the UI and add some zoom and pan and things. Jan Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --

[svg-developers] Re: SVG map example: What countries have you traveled to?

Hi, > http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalEquidistantProjection.html Interesting. I guess I was thinking of a "Equirectangular Projection" according to that page :) but then again, does it realy matter what proj. is used. It should look attractive. the rest can be calculated, not? Jan

RE: [svg-developers] Re: SVG map example: What countries have you traveled to?

> I have no clue how they are called. :( > Long/Lat are used in such a way that I could just place an element at > position x,y in the SVG using the long/lat coordinates without > recalculation. > Does that make sence, sorry I am not familiar with the vocab. That's what we MapMen would call a Pla

Re: [svg-developers] Re: SVG map example: What countries have you traveled to?

Hi Jan the original projection is called: Cylindrical Equidistant Projection (i guess so) here is a nice page about projections: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalEquidistantProjection.html and i remember kevin lindsay wrote a path simplifier: http://www.kevlindev.com/tutorials/geometry/sim

[svg-developers] Re: SVG map example: What countries have you traveled to?

> No indeed, what projection do you want (what was your original one in)? I have no clue how they are called. :( Long/Lat are used in such a way that I could just place an element at position x,y in the SVG using the long/lat coordinates without recalculation. Does that make sence, sorry I am no