If you open Google Maps, you’ll notice that Greenland looks like it’s about the same size as Africa. However, the African ...

The new map is intended to reduce geographic distortions in educational materials, public communications and data ...

The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.

The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

How the world map changed over centuries, why Mercator makes Greenland look huge, why Asia is the largest continent, how map projections work and the truth behind common world map myths.

However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially enlarged the farther they are from the Earth’s equator, which leads to ...

From Mercator to Equal Earth, a debate over how map projections shape our understanding of size, power and geography ...

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...

The U.N.'s backing of a more accurate world map could reshape how people view the importance of certain regions. The post Why a Global Campaign to Switch Maps Is Gaining Steam appeared first on World ...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.