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Interpreting Global Flight Maps

Posted by Unknown on from the pictures-depict-message-of-satan dept.

kodiaktau writes "Five experts including: artist, environmentalist, aviation consultant, data visualization expert and philosopher interpret a flight map showing global flights. While the imagery of the visualization is intriguing, the interpretations are particularly interesting and show how individual background and experience impact they way they view the data."

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  1. Eurocentric by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't help but notice that the map not only uses the "north = up, therefore north = good" ideology but also places Europe square in the middle of the map. I expected better from an elite artist.

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    1. Re:Eurocentric by brisk0 · · Score: 3, Funny

      We (Australia) probably would have South at the top if Australia didn't look so dang weird upside-down.
      (Also if we weren't a commonwealth country, and not everyone else did it that way, probably)

    2. Re:Eurocentric by nozzo · · Score: 4, Funny

      years back I installed a program on a secretary's Windows 3.1 system. The new icon shifted the Microsoft Word icon to the left one place. Half hour later I get the director calling me saying the secretary was in tears because she had deadlines and I had 'deleted' Word from her system.

      When I ran around and pointed at the icon she was ok again - all good to go. I even dragged it back to it's original place so I wouldn't be bothered again.

      The ease in which some people get in to a confused state cannot be overstated.

      So let's not mess with maps too much - North is at the top by convention.

    3. Re:Eurocentric by ImprovOmega · · Score: 3, Funny

      Having North at the top of the map is an international standard (to my knowledge). This has nothing to do with North being good (and therefore S being bad?)

      Just so long as you remember that the enemy gate is down.