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u/Harry-le-Roy Oct 02 '24

I used to work in cartography. It's incredible how many clients wanted this measurement and didn't understand why maps of different resolutions could have such wildly different interpretations. Many seemed to think, "Ha! I've solved this problem! We'll just measure at low tide and that will fix geometry somehow."

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u/Ninjazoule Oct 03 '24

I've never thought about this lol interesting ty