Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · edit-23 days agoAcrobat 7’s maximum PDF size limit (381 km²) overlaid on Germanylemmy.worldimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down110
arrow-up1289arrow-down1imageAcrobat 7’s maximum PDF size limit (381 km²) overlaid on Germanylemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · edit-23 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-23 days agoTo satisfy the anything but metric postulate: 381 km originally are 15 million inches. However, using some tricks, the size isn’t limited to that. https://alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/ Remark: The side length of the square correspods to 381 km, subsequently, its area is 145161 km^2 . 381 km^2 are slightly smaller than the city of Cologne.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoGood to see Germany won’t run out of PDF for their digital mapping efforts and need a costly replacement.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI’m pretty sure, we would use a costly alternative anyways.
To satisfy the anything but metric postulate: 381 km originally are 15 million inches.
However, using some tricks, the size isn’t limited to that.
https://alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/
Remark: The side length of the square correspods to 381 km, subsequently, its area is 145161 km^2 .
381 km^2 are slightly smaller than the city of Cologne.
Good to see Germany won’t run out of PDF for their digital mapping efforts and need a costly replacement.
I’m pretty sure, we would use a costly alternative anyways.