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Subject:        Re: Air Traffic Worldwide map - no polar flights
Date:   Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:02:21 -0500
From:   James R. Carter <[log in to unmask]>
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Ah, yes, this is an interesting map.  But note that the flights are
plotted on a cylindrical projection centered on the equator.  I see
that no flights on their animated map go over the Arctic.  What
happened to the shortest routes on a spherical Earth?

Jim Carter

At 10/6/2008, you wrote:
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        FW: This is kinda interesting !!
>Date:   Sat, 4 Oct 2008 07:45:54 -0500
>From:   Angie
>To:     'Maps-L' <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Someone mailed this to me at home over the weekend and I thought I'd
>share it with you all.
>
>http://videos.komando.com/2008/10/03/air-traffic-worldwide/
>
>
>Angie


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