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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:
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>Subject: FW: This is kinda interesting !!
>Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 07:45:54 -0500
>From: Angie
>To: 'Maps-L' <[log in to unmask]>
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>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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