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YSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projection

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨drmoose@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨youshouldknow@lemmy.world⁩

https://correctthemap.org/

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  • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The slider is very revealing. Hard to believe that were still using Mercator projection when its so incredibly deceiving even if you actually know the real sizes.

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    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Mercator is awesome with compass directions. That's why it's the oldest and most popular out of the popular ones today.

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    • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Size only really matters if you’re using the map for overland navigation. (And it’s quite telling that the project is just injecting their own bias instead of actually pushing for accurate representation.)

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  • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Interestingly enough, the EU uses the LAEA projection for all its maps!

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  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I guess, even globally, size matters.

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