[kafked]

The cartography industry and New Zealand have a long, complicated history.

I'm building a little map experiment where people rename places. Added a "$1 to show New Zealand" feature (if you click "No", it shows NZ for free anyway). NZ is a DLC now

[defrost]

> The cartography industry and New Zealand have a long, complicated history.

Spot Quiz: What was uniquely complex about the New Zealand Map Grid (NZMG) prior to its replacement with the Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000) in 2001 ?

Bonus points to those that answer sans google, bing, AI chat, etc.

NB this is a fun question to chase down for those that like projections, casting, surveying, etc. and you'll know you've got it when you have it, so no need for spoilers. Also, not exactly strictly unique, just very uncommon globally, unique at at a national scale IIRC.

[rich_sasha]

Just a guess: it doesn't align NS-EW? Being oblong but somewhat diagonal, it makes sense perhaps to have a grid that's aligned with the major axes of the landmass. Which is not aligned with compass points.

[thfuran]

That seems close enough to fraudulent that it might run afoul of some jurisdiction’s laws pertaining to advertising.

[kafked]

I'm running a cutting-edge reverse scam. I aggressively threaten to charge you NZ$1, and then I just give you the product for free

[empressplay]

That's choice, bro!