time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 21 days agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square214linkfedilinkarrow-up1640arrow-down129cross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
arrow-up1611arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square214linkfedilinkcross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
minus-squareLudicrous0251@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down4·21 days agoAnd that, folks, is why map projections matter, and this update is loooooong overdue.
And that, folks, is why map projections matter, and this update is loooooong overdue.