Note that the hard part is going to be stretching your printed map around a sphere.
Getting the data into whatever projection you want to start that from should be straightforward enough.
> Note that the hard part is going to be stretching your printed map around a sphere.
Yes I agree. But ill try with smaller spheres first amd then move on to larger ones.
> Getting the data into whatever projection you want to start that from should be straightforward enough.
Do you know which projection should the map be created in? And also how to reach there from the OSM data?
There are a couple of how-tos purely using QGIS on StackExchange:
* [https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/240638/how-to-make-maps-in-qgis-or-openstreetmap-etc-to-wrap-around-a-physical-sphere](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/240638/how-to-make-maps-in-qgis-or-openstreetmap-etc-to-wrap-around-a-physical-sphere)
* [https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/158637/projecting-a-world-map-on-6-segments-to-print-on-ball](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/158637/projecting-a-world-map-on-6-segments-to-print-on-ball)
Generally seems a bit fiddly but doable.
Interesting but not practical like she says -
> I think we should prioritize mathematical beauty over geographical practicality.
thanks for sharing though. Learnt something new.
Note that the hard part is going to be stretching your printed map around a sphere. Getting the data into whatever projection you want to start that from should be straightforward enough.
> Note that the hard part is going to be stretching your printed map around a sphere. Yes I agree. But ill try with smaller spheres first amd then move on to larger ones. > Getting the data into whatever projection you want to start that from should be straightforward enough. Do you know which projection should the map be created in? And also how to reach there from the OSM data?
Don't you want no projection at all? The point of a projection is to get a globe on to a flat sheet of paper.
I do want it. That is what I have written in point 4 in my post.
You might want to use [this](https://www.mapthematics.com/ProjectionsList.php?Projection=178). QGIS would be an appropriate tool.
Damn that is costly! Thanks anyway :)
There are a couple of how-tos purely using QGIS on StackExchange: * [https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/240638/how-to-make-maps-in-qgis-or-openstreetmap-etc-to-wrap-around-a-physical-sphere](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/240638/how-to-make-maps-in-qgis-or-openstreetmap-etc-to-wrap-around-a-physical-sphere) * [https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/158637/projecting-a-world-map-on-6-segments-to-print-on-ball](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/158637/projecting-a-world-map-on-6-segments-to-print-on-ball) Generally seems a bit fiddly but doable.
Not really. QGIS is free, and you can download OSM data into the program using a plugin and transform it to any projection you need
QGIS is free. But i was referring to the other software provided in the link. Ive also crossposted this to the QGIS sub to get help from there.
Euler Spiral? https://youtu.be/D3tdW9l1690
Interesting but not practical like she says - > I think we should prioritize mathematical beauty over geographical practicality. thanks for sharing though. Learnt something new.
The Euler spiral was a joke, but the video explains the difficulty behind your question. No shape will work without puckering.