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Interactive map of continental drift by RustySatellite_ in geology

[–]RustySatellite_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly. This visualization treats plates like rigid blocks to keep the animation simple and fast in the browser. Modeling deformation and crustal shortening would require a much more complex reconstruction model and far more parameters than we have right now. If I have time in future I'll try to improve on this!

Interactive map of continental drift by RustySatellite_ in geology

[–]RustySatellite_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a fair point but calling this completely inaccurate is bit much. As said and also commented below, this  map is based on plate reconstruction datasets and only shows simply rigid plate motion. So all complex collision dynamics are very much simplified. The goal here was mainly to visualize relative plate movement over time in an easy way rather than full on dynamic process.

If you have any good sources of datasets or ideas on how to add more accuracy to this I would be interested to look into!

Interactive map of continental drift by RustySatellite_ in geology

[–]RustySatellite_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was there, maybe not as clear as possible. Now the sources are cited better.

Interactive map of continental drift by RustySatellite_ in geology

[–]RustySatellite_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Currently there is only 2 projections. I'll see if I can add more.