Yes, clown. You must measure correctly to predict. In geo-location, the word predict means "say correctly, a point will be where it is formulated to be."
This is a science, that uses mathematical formulas, to say ahead of time where something is going to be.
And no, clown, I PERSONALLY provided you the link to the SCIENCE that TRIES to MAKE FLAT MAPS work AS WELL as GLOBES.
You are in FLAT DENIAL of the ENTIRE SCIENCE - and it is as COMPLICATED as the MATHEMATICS of SPHERES you never learned,
of ''Map Projection."
This is an ENORMOUSLY important science to navigation, you're just illiterate.
Again, you're utterly wrong about the choice of surface areas for travel and prediction on the surfaces of any geometry being unimportant.
They're so important that the only way to successfully predict surface point locations, is to use a mathematical model that is identical to the surface of the geometry,
or you're describing the surface of ANOTHER geometry.
The field of science they teach 10 and 12 year-olds, that nobody ever taught you, mandates it.
To find surface points on a cube you must have a mathematical model that matches that cube in EVERY single particular.
To correctly predict surface points on a sphere you must have a mathematical model that matches that sphere in EVERY single particular, or YOUR predictions of where things will be, will be WRONG.
You're just an innumerate, illiterate hillbilly no one ever taught geometry to.
And prediction can only be done with proper measurement, illiterate.
Flat maps DON'T work better, that's why the SPHERICAL COORDINATES are MARKED on ALL FLAT MAPS.
And the MAPS are ALTERED so they more CLOSELY reflect reality of the planet being a sphere.
YOU who don't even know why Longitude and Latitude EXISTS, and are the SOLE COORDINATES USED on even FLAT MAPS,
vs EVERY MAP MAKER who EVER EXISTED:
Everyone coming by take otice how jack thinks FLAT MAPS apply to Earth better?
MAP PROJECTION: THE SCIENCE OF TRYING to MAKE FLAT MAPS fit EARTH as WELL as GLOBES DO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection
That's catastrophic failure of your lack of knowledge,
even of the reason for existence of,
the MEASUREMENTS TAKING PLACE on MAPS,
being in LONGITUDE and LATITUDE.
Using only:
S P E R I C A L geometry
surface area formulas.
There is no reference, of any kind, EVER:
to anything flat, in deriving them.
Ever.
All measurements are taking SOLELY from a SPHERE:
of a PRECISE and unchanging size.
COMPARED M.E.A.S.U.R.E.M.E.N.T.S.
match the SURFACE AREA
FORMULAS,
in the Geometry,
no one ever told you about.
https://www.nosco.ch/mathematics/en/earth-coordinates.php
All systems measuring Earth surface are SPHERICAL coordinates systems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system
[For broader coverage of this topic, see Spatial reference system.]
A geographic coordinate system (or GCS) is a SPHERICAL, or geodetic coordinate system,
for measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth,
as latitude and longitude.
It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various spatial reference systems that are in use, and forms the basis for most others.
The geographic coordinate system is not cartesian, because the measurements are angles related to a sphere; and are not on a planar surface."
The fact you thought the Earth even might POSSIBLY be flat,
is PROOF POSITIVE: can ONLY MEAN
no one has EVER explained how longitude and latitude
are derived,
and used,
to predict on the surface of the planet.
IF YOU'D HAVE EVER BEEN TAUGHT THAT,
you'd know there can ONLY be ONE reason
ANY set of FORMULAS can PREDICT surface areas
and surface point locations
on ANY GEOMETRIC FIGURE THAT EXISTS.
They belong to THE FAMILY of '
'SPHERICAL COORDINATES."
Because they can ONLY predict,
on a SPHERICAL OBJECT.
fhe FACT the PLANET'S SURFACE AREAS
and
SURFACE POINTS,
can ONLY BE SUCCESSFULLY PREDICTED by THEM,
and YOUR NOT KNOWING WHY this MATHEMATICAL FACT exists,
is PROOF POSITIVE your EDUCATIONAL GRASP,
is SUB 12-YEAR-OLD.
12 YEAR OLDS and 14 YEAR-OLDS,
ROUTINELY TEACH THEMSELVES these MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION REALITIES and learn to sail and fly.
YOU will NEVER ESCAPE what NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW they WORK to PREDICT,
means for your N.O.N. E.X.I.S.T.A.N.T.
NON-GRASP,
of FUNDAMENTALS of HOW SURFACE AREA MATHEMATICS WORK.
Wrong answer hillbilly.
The coordinates system for CORRECT SURFACE AREA and surface point LOCATION prediction is NOT arbitrary.
You're just an illiterate, innumerate hick who nobody ever taught how Longitude and Latitude operate to successfully predict on the surface of the planet.
They have some sort of scriptural proverb type thing about "be last to go to war, that you may be first to return from it," or something? I think so.
All you're doing is admitting nobody ever explained that legendary science that 12 year olds master, called "Geometry."
Tell us nobody ever explained to you why Latitude and Longitude are the only way to predict surface point-locations on Earth,
without telling us nobody ever explained to you why Latitude and Longitude are the only way to predict surface point-locations on Earth.
LoL exactly
You were wrong in your last comment.
If there was ANY mathematical deviation from the physical Earth's,
longitude and latitude could not accurately predict on it's surface.
The lick of sense missing here is no one having ever taught you Geometry.