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Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...
Forbes

How The Mapping Technology Of GIS May Help Make The World Better

An interactive map made using GIS showing the rise in fuel prices by percentage displayed where they occur by major highway networks. Maps like this enable us to visualize socioeconomic challenges in ...
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25 maps that will change the way you see the world

Discover 25 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World. Uncover surprising truths about geography, population, and ...
The Conversation

World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...