time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down117
arrow-up1339arrow-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 · 12 hours agomessage-square104linkfedilink
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 hours agoThe Mercator projection really seems to be Africa-centric if anything
minus-squareKobibi@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoIn what way? It inflates the size of areas as they get further away from the equator, resulting in Africa being portrayed as relatively much smaller than it is compared to Europe and North America
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·35 minutes agoAfrica is by far the most accurately portrayed part of the map, and it’s right in the center.
The Mercator projection really seems to be Africa-centric if anything
In what way? It inflates the size of areas as they get further away from the equator, resulting in Africa being portrayed as relatively much smaller than it is compared to Europe and North America
Africa is by far the most accurately portrayed part of the map, and it’s right in the center.
it’s in the center?