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A flat map with the least error possible: The Gott-Goldberg-Vanderbei projection


The webpage provides a dynamic interface to our new map projection. You can click anywhere on the map to center on different locations. You can also spin the map.

Click on the Spin/Pause to start a dynamic rotation of the two disks. Note: What is shown here are the two sides of a flat disk. Click here for a printable pdf file version of the map.

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