Luckily there are projections that don't distort area?
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Yes, there are projections called equal area which preserve the area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Equal-area_projections …
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One of the most iconic to USAians is Albers conic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albers_projection … And on the issue in general see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection#Equal-area …
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Obviously I nerded out a little but have to stop myself so I actually get work done.
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It's all in what you want to preserve: area, distance, direction.
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I've cracked it now thanks to this: https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/218451
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Projections are amazingly cool. I love thinking about them. Glad you got it figured. :)
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Yeah, thanks. I'll be glad to get back to a more neuro project but yes, this has been fun.
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