#mercatorprojection — Public Fediverse posts
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about time too that the UN abandons #MercatorProjection Like many others I've been complaining about its pervasive use in modern tech for many years: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-world-doesnt-look-like.html
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about time too that the UN abandons #MercatorProjection Like many others I've been complaining about its pervasive use in modern tech for many years: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-world-doesnt-look-like.html
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about time too that the UN abandons #MercatorProjection Like many others I've been complaining about its pervasive use in modern tech for many years: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-world-doesnt-look-like.html
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about time too that the UN abandons #MercatorProjection Like many others I've been complaining about its pervasive use in modern tech for many years: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-world-doesnt-look-like.html
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about time too that the UN abandons #MercatorProjection Like many others I've been complaining about its pervasive use in modern tech for many years: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-world-doesnt-look-like.html
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Africa bigger, North America and Europe smaller: UN adopts new world map
The world could soon look a little different on classroom walls, in textbooks and on digital maps. The…
#Europe #EU ##AfricaOnMaps ##Cartography ##CorrectTheMap ##EqualAreaMaps ##EqualEarthProjection ##MapDistortion ##MercatorProjection ##UNResolution ##WorldMaps #geopolitics
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A bigger Africa & a smaller Europe: What changes in new UN-backed world map
164 countries led the Togo-led campaign The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday endorsed a new world…
#Europe #EU #Africamapsize #CorrecttheMapresolution #EqualEarthprojection #Mercatorprojection #UNGeneralAssembly
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/411210/ A bigger Africa & a smaller Europe: What changes in new UN-backed world map #Africa #AfricaMapSize #CorrectTheMapResolution #EqualEarthProjection #MercatorProjection #UNGeneralAssembly
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UN adopts new map: Africa bigger, North America and Europe smaller
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to…
#Europe #EU #Africa #EqualEarth #France #GerardusMercator #Greenland #Mercatorprojection #NorthAmerica #RobertDussey #SouthAmerica #UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly #UnitedStates #YarynaFerencevych
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/410719/ Africa bigger, US smaller – UN adopts new map #Africa #map #MercatorProjection #resolution #UnitedNations
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@shadok/117213305750057206
Let's hope that @openstreetmap changes its map projection as well. Bout time.
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@shadok/117213305750057206
Let's hope that @openstreetmap changes its map projection as well. Bout time.
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@shadok/117213305750057206
Let's hope that @openstreetmap changes its map projection as well. Bout time.
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@shadok/117213305750057206
Let's hope that @openstreetmap changes its map projection as well. Bout time.
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@shadok/117213305750057206
Let's hope that @openstreetmap changes its map projection as well. Bout time.
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
> The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
> The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
> The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
> The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
> The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/159302/ Greenland looks huge on your map. Africa is actually 14 times bigger #AfricaSize #AfricanUnion #CartographicColonialism #EqualEarthMap #Greenland #MercatorProjection #togo #UNMapResolution #WorldMaps
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Trump’s an idiot! Trump’s Greenland Obsession Exposed as Dangerous Ignorance by Blunt Senator
A senator demolishes Trump’s Greenland obsession, exposing ignorance, media complicity, and the danger of reckless leadership. He says Trump is an idiot.
#Greenland #IndependentMedia #MediaFailure #MercatorProjection #NationalSecurity #politicalAccountability #ProgressivePolitics #Trump #USForeignPolicy https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oBA -
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
