Tom PattersonThe Equal Earth map projection. An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past.

How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat? True. But that isn’t the point. See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of ...

It's a problem that has plagued cartographers for centuries: How do you accurately represent a round world on a flat ... of water on Earth. The map is so proportionally accurate that you can ...

When this world map was charted in the 1600s ... while Europe is smaller than South America. The map debate and which one is more accurate still continues to this day and even made it onto our ...

Schools across the city have this week introduced a new standard map — and it is sending ... will give them a more accurate view of the world. The Gall-Peters projection is an equal area ...