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.
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UN approves Equal Earth map 164-1 as US opposes over ‘ideological’ concerns
The UN General Assembly adopts the Equal Earth map 164-1, with the US opposing the move as a 'radical ideological project.' ...
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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look larger than their actual relative sizes, and those near the equator look muc ...
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...
We asked Jack Swab and Derek Alderman, cartographers and geographers who study the social and communicative power of maps, to ...
Google DeepMind announced today a breakthrough artificial intelligence system that transforms how organizations analyze Earth's surface, potentially revolutionizing environmental monitoring and ...
Aggregated measurements from millions of smartphones could be used to create a comprehensive map of the Earth's ionosphere, leading to better global positioning systems, according to a new paper ...
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