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 ...

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 ...

The sellers never responded, but Ogundairo suspected they used a problematic projection. Discouraged, she refused to place an order. Ogundairo’s obsession with map projections is not random.

This new map, created by a trio of researchers from across the U.S. and Australia, improves on the design of the Robinson projection by preserving its aesthetic appeal while also correctly ...

Map projection proves to be a challenge when trying to depict a spherical object as a 2D graphic. READ MORE: Luke Humphries 'thought he was going to have a heart attack' while playing darts ...

Science Correspondent Monday 20 March 2017 11:44 GMT 0 Comments A Gall-Peters projection map of the world, which gives a much better picture of what the world as a whole actually looks like (Strebe) ...

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