Cartography & Geographic Knowledge

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1146+ words) By RONAN O' REILLY Down the generations, it has been a constant fixture on practically every classroom wall. But the traditional world map may be about to get an entirely new look. The potential change follows a United Nations vote…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (693+ words) The Equal Earth projection was developed by cartographers and is a popular choice among map-makers since it was unveiled in 2018 The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1050+ words) Equal Earth Map Challenges the Traditional Mercator Projection: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution supporting greater use of the Equal Earth projection instead of relying heavily on the centuries-old Mercator projection. The Togo-led resolution received support from…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (284+ words) UA.NEWS UN General Assembly supports abandoning the Mercator projection The United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States, supported a resolution on gradually abandoning the traditional Mercator projection for world maps in favor of the Equal Earth projection,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (755+ words) By Siba Sankar Sahu A map is never merely a picture of the Earth. It is an argument about how the Earth should be seen. This argument has acquired fresh relevance after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (178+ words) The United Nations has voted to adopt a new map, the Equal Earth maps will replace the almost ubiquitous Mercator maps. The Equal Earth projections corrects inaccuracies such as a larger North America, Europe and Greenland against a smaller Africa,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (327+ words) The UN-backed Equal Earth projection makes a Europe map appear smaller compared with the familiar Mercator view, the United Nations and multiple outlets reported after a General Assembly vote. On 4 September 2026 the General Assembly “backed the Equal Earth map projection,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (671+ words) Cartography has always been an imperfect science, shaped as much by incomplete exploration and political motivation as by available data. The maps below were treated as authoritative for years, sometimes centuries, before subsequent discovery proved them wrong. The Vinland Map…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (305+ words) Tokyo asked a website operator to correct an Equal Earth map colouring four islands it disputes with Russia as Russian territory, days after a UN map vote. Japan has demanded corrections to an Equal Earth world map that colours four…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (798+ words) I've traveled to more than 50 countries and spend a ridiculous amount of time looking at maps. I use them to plan trips, figure out train routes, choose road trips and occasionally determine exactly how far I've gotten myself from home....