time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 16 days agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square180linkfedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down127cross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
arrow-up1557arrow-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 · 16 days agomessage-square180linkfedilinkcross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
minus-squareLudicrous0251@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down4·16 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.