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11 Aug 2024 03:26:22 EDT (-0400)
  Re: UPD: the world of pov-ray users  
From: smellenbergh
Date: 13 Sep 1999 16:26:29
Message: <1dy3476.rvqres1ouz28sN@dialup146.leuven.skynet.be>
Hi,

The Pov-world population is growing. Soon some countries will be hidden
under the markers :-)

Maybe you could use coloured markers for each country. You really don't
need that many different colours so that no two neighbouring countries
have the same coloured markers. Then you could actually see how many
users live in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxemburg. Now it is one
cluster.

Also, linking the marks to counties might allow for corrections per
country. If for instance a user of Christmas Island - is there one? - is
getting wet feet, you could place him back on land, without having to
correct the rest of the world.

Smellenbergh
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>Bob Hughes <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote:

>   The World Map of Pov-Ray Users has never had better accuracy, I
> discovered a flaw in the markers which caused them to be elevated
> above the globe slightly and at oblique viewing angles this created a
> position offset (thanks Antti!).  To summarize, they were once more
> spherical and then had later been flattened out, this left their
> centers hovering.  It wasn't so noticeable before the "zoom" views.
> Plus there has been refinements made on a couple locations as well.
> Enough said. Check it out again everyone, if you will.  If you are
> near a edge of the "world" you may be surprised at the difference from
> previous maps.
> 
>  http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/povwrldjpg.htm
>


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