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

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World maps distort size and shape by design. Learn why projections matter and how they shape global understanding. (CREDIT: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...

A world map is one of the most familiar images in modern life, but no flat world map can show the Earth exactly as it is. The reason is mathematical: Earth is approximately spherical, while a ...

Every flat map sacrifices some geographical properties. Equal Earth preserves relative land area, while Mercator's navigational advantages come with increasingly severe area distortion towards the ...

Maps are supposed to tell us what the world looks like – the names, shapes and sizes of landmasses and water bodies. Though they are considered neutral depictions of land and sea, they can be sites of ...

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution, supported by India, to correct the world map and promote a more accurate and equitable representation of continental ...

The process of converting a three-dimensional(3D) spherical globe into a two-dimensional(2D) flat surface creates a problem for the cartographer. A trade-off is required between the accuracy of ...

Map correction is not an easy task. The United Nations must have realised this soon after adopting a resolution to promote equal-area map projections that more accurately show the true size of Africa ...

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for greater use of map projections that more accurately represent the relative size of different regions. India voted in favour of ...