[OpenIPMap] Links drawn on the map are Europe-centric

Hi,

It appears that OpenIPMap is very Europe-centric, which is hardly
surprising after all :)

When a link is drawn from Asia to the USA, it is systematically drawn
through Europe, even when it is most likely not the case.  For instance,
see the following measurement:

  https://marmot.ripe.net/openipmap/tracemap?msm_ids=2050829&show_suggestions=0

There are links from New Zealand and Japan, towards the western parts of
the USA (Seattle, Los Angeles).  These links almost certainly go through
the pacific ocean, not through Europe.

Is it technically feasible to draw the shortest link (either East-West or
West-East) instead of hardcoding the direction?

Thanks,
Baptiste
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