North-Up Map Convention
Discussions center on the standard north-up map orientation, differences in compass directions and navigation between northern and southern hemispheres, and debates over alternatives like south-up maps for better intuitiveness with sun position.
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It's more useful when you keep the north at north.
what if you're in the southern hemisphere?
As a quick example: north vs south hemisphere swaps this.
Not everything is simply going north south on that axis
Because a compass points there?)
If you face south in both hemisphere's it comes up on the same side - it's only if you face the equator that it's different
Next up: north is not really up, and south is not really down.
Anyone in the southern hemisphere confused about this?
It would be more useful configured for true north rather than magnetic north.
You'd be pointing South no? Or is this for the southern hemisphere?