Grid Corrections (2017)
This film was made mining the Thomas Jefferson's Grid in Google Earth. By superimposing a rectangular grid on the earth surface, a grid built from exact square miles, the spherical deviations have to be fixed. After all, the grid has only two dimensions. The north-south boundaries in the grid are on the lines of longitude, which converge to the north. The roads that follow these boundaries must dogleg every twenty-four miles to counter the diminishing distances: Grid Corrections.
Director: Gerco de Ruijter, Michel Banabila
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 2 min
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Country: Netherlands
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Grid Corrections about?
- This film was made mining the Thomas Jefferson's Grid in Google Earth. By superimposing a rectangular grid on the earth surface, a grid built from exact square miles, the spherical deviations have to be fixed. After all, the grid has only two dimensions. The north-south boundaries in the grid are on the lines of longitude, which converge to the north. The roads that follow these boundaries must dogleg every twenty-four miles to counter the diminishing distances: Grid Corrections.
- Who directed Grid Corrections?
- Grid Corrections was directed by Gerco de Ruijter, Michel Banabila.
- How long is Grid Corrections?
- Grid Corrections has a runtime of 2m (2 minutes).
- What genre is Grid Corrections?
- Grid Corrections is a Animation film.
- Where was Grid Corrections produced?
- Grid Corrections was produced in Netherlands.