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 ...

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.

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 ...

Creating a map ... accurate paper map. When people try, whole continents get distorted, with the most famous being Africa, a continent that is frequently underrepresented in size on most world ...

To design a map of ... from the world maps you saw in school, the continents on the AuthaGraph aren’t lined up straight across—they’re angled in a way that provides a more accurate ...

These two "pancakes" represent the most accurate ... flat Earth map, Gott said. "A map that is good at one thing may not be good at depicting other things." Take, for example, the world map ...

The way we see the world needs an update ... Tokyo-based architect and artist Hajime Narukawa developed the map to be an accurate representation of our spherical planet—no easy feat, it turns ...

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 ...