Comment by Freak_NL
7 years ago
Ideally they'd show a map with a projection based on having the line drawn on it as a straight horizontal or vertical line in the middle of the map. So basically, a Mercator projection with the line being illustrated as its 'equator'.
That would require a custom rendering for each line though.
I like this idea, and they're not in the paper. (The paper shows a globe rotated so the paths are straight, but not a flat mercator projected map).
It should be possible to make one with this tool: http://mrgris.com/projects/merc-extreme/
They have these illustrations in the paper. https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.07389
Given the length of the line over water, that would be a somewhat bizarre map.
See page 9/10 of the source paper.