The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.
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.
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...
The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.
In the bathroom at night, a world map poster is stuck to the wall, slightly obscured by the steam.As I was soaking in the ...
Maps have been in the news of late, largely because of the forelock-tugging pusillanimity shown by Google and Apple in ...
The motion passed overwhelmingly with 164 nations voting in favour, 6 abstentions (Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, ...
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UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size
The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.
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