But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely used map projections, one wouldn’t know it. Created by ...

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look smaller than it is.

The new map is intended to reduce geographic distortions in educational materials, public communications and data visualizations. The U.N. resolution recommends rather than requires use of the new map ...

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visual comparison of new UN world map projection Equal Earth and how Greenland's size changes compared to mercator projection. On ...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to phase out Mercator projections and adopt Equal Earth projections, a change meant to better represent geographic size on maps. The vote came on Sept. 4, ...

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

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

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.

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...