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neveldo / jQuery-Mapael

jQuery plugin based on raphael.js that allows you to display dynamic vector maps
https://www.vincentbroute.fr/mapael/
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Strange border lines in 'world_countries' #346

Closed brondsem closed 7 years ago

brondsem commented 7 years ago

There are strange border lines that stick out into the middle of Iraq, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Argentina, etc on the Equirectangular 'world_countries' map. image

Indigo744 commented 7 years ago

Wow, indeed! I never noticed it... Looking at the map closely, I can see it actually in a lot of place...

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@neveldo maybe we should consider making a better world map from scratch using a better source? Maybe one with more details so we could provide two versions (low and high resolution). What do you think?

neveldo commented 7 years ago

Hello @Indigo744 ,

I agree with you. In fact, I have already started to work on a new version of the world map some times ago. Here is the new world map that I found, which is of much better quality : https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/BlankMap-World6-Equirectangular.svg . I need to dive again into it, but I will try to finish of refining and simplify it asap !

neveldo commented 7 years ago

Hello @brondsem,

You can now use the world maps available here : https://github.com/neveldo/mapael-maps/tree/master/world , they should not contain strange borders anymore.

Does it solve your issue ?

brondsem commented 7 years ago

Yes, this is great. A good amount of detail too!