@lbehm
Arc on surface, yes, but in these cases it would make much difference.

Its the way we flatten the globe out using #Mercator Projection. If you study #GIS you'll see there are many ways to project the spherical surface of #earth onto a 2D plane/#map. All have their pros and cons.

To quote a great comedic document…

> "Look what these #mapMakers tell us? This, this and this??? They have played us for #absoluteFools!!!"
@neauoire