The resulting Equal Earth map has a neat and familiar look – but, eagle-eyed will notice some differences from the standard projections. Africa, for example, appears much larger than you may be ...

The popular map projection, which is also used by Google, shows the continents and countries in disproportionate sizes IT'S been revealed that the world map we've used for centuries doesn't ...

It serves as an update to the Robinson projection, used to show the planet as a flat image. But while the Robinson map did not attempt to show equal areas, the new Equal Earth map does.

The standard map projection, called the Mercator projection, was developed in 1569 and is still widely used. However, it heavily distorts the size of the continents, making Africa look tiny and ...

Projection mapping is pretty magical; done well, it’s absolutely miraculous when the facade of a building starts popping out abstract geometric objects, or crumbles in front of our very eyes.

Ogundairo’s obsession with map projections is not random. The 28-year-old is leading an African-led campaign to get more of global institutions and schools to immediately stop using the Mercator ...

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A flat map with the Mercator projection. (Image credit: BardoczPeter via Getty Images) "Some projections distort more than others," Edney said. "Mercator's projection is the classic example.

News Published: 22 October 1932 The ‘Butterfly’ Map Projection J. E. COLECLOUGH Nature 130, 635 (1932) Cite this article ...