(Not So) Used Ideas » maps http://www.usedideas.com New, Just Like New, Slightly Used, Well-Worn & As-Is Ideas Extra Brainstorms by Matte Elsbernd Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:39:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Latitute Maps http://www.usedideas.com/1996/02/10/latitute-maps/ http://www.usedideas.com/1996/02/10/latitute-maps/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 1996 01:04:13 +0000 Matte http://www.usedideas.com/1996/02/10/latitute-maps/ I’ve been a map nut since I was a kid. There’s just so much that can be seen. Every time you pick one up, you can see a whole new level of detail.

Sometimes all that’s needed is to see something in a slightly different whole. So why not take a different perspective on the geography of a place by creating maps that just show a sliver of the world – anything along a certain latitude or longitude.

Things you might see differently:

  • All the different places that are at the same latitude and which should (in theory) share similar climates
  • Get a better sense for how the world is curved… not as flat and gridlike as it seems on most maps.

That’s just for starters.

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