@markhburton Time for the obligatory #TheWestWing clip: https://youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY
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@pignamentis saw this video explaning #gallpeters from the tv show West Wing shared just the other day.
https://youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY?si=WsHlEldFWEgTtqCd
Not sure if it’s accurate but it made an impression on me. Did they get the idea right?
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Of course, we cartographers will never stop sharing this clip from the West Wing on occasions such as these:
"Why are we changing maps?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqC3FNNOaI
#PetersProjection #GallPetersProjection #GallPeters #Mercator #MercatorProjection #MapProjections #maps #cartography #CorrectTheMap
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Exciting news for fans of non-Mercator map projections: the African Union has voted to promote the Equal Earth projection which more accurately represents Africa's relative size compared to other continents.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/african-union-urges-adoption-world-101441939.html
#Geography #Geopolitics #Africa #AfricanUnion #Cartography #Mercator #GallPeters
