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Mercator v Reality (i.imgur.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's all about your intended use. If you want to use Google maps to get to work, the DoD has no problem with web Mercator on the maps backend that serves up your map tiles.

If you're firing up Arcmap for a GIS project, using the map to navigate based on earth features, or making a reference map, of course the DoD or anyone else, wouldn't want you to use web mercator