One of my friends and I used to always have this debate because of our different backgrounds. I got used to +Y being up because of doing physics for several years and seeing side-on diagrams that needed to account for gravity. My friend has a background in geology, so he’s used to top-down surveying maps where +Z is up. It all depends on your perspective.
But my way is right. We need to have standards, people.
One of my friends and I used to always have this debate because of our different backgrounds. I got used to +Y being up because of doing physics for several years and seeing side-on diagrams that needed to account for gravity. My friend has a background in geology, so he’s used to top-down surveying maps where +Z is up. It all depends on your perspective.
But my way is right. We need to have standards, people.
Standards?
Knew exactly which one it was before clicking on it
I’m like your friend, but my perspective is from the atmospheric sciences. The z-axis is anything vertical.
I wonder if all earth sciences are like this?