Slide 1 of 4, A Mercator map projection. It is 2D. Some of the continents are smaller or bigger than on a globe., Mercator map projection The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation ...

Several African nations have begun replacing Mercator maps in schools with alternatives. The current campaign is "actively ...

And AuthaGraph aims to provide a map where each of these interests is more accurately understood and represented on the globe. So, if you'd like to educate yourself on what the world actually ...

You can print out and fold the map, so you can have your own hyper proportional paper globe. The thing that makes this map truly innovative is that when you transfer it from a 3D globe to a 2D map ...

Learning how to create a 3D globe with the world map in Illustrator will help with that. This 3D globe with the world may be a stand-alone project or it can be a part of a larger project.

For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of ...

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.

Google Maps has a new 3D globe mode. Just zoom out on the desktop version of Google Maps and you’ll be presented with a sphere instead of a plane visual representation of the Earth.

Google has released 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop. Give it a spin! Google has announced on Twitter that Google Maps on desktop no longer shows a flat map. Instead, it shows the world as ...

Using these criteria, they measured and scored numerous maps. The lower the score means the more accurate the map, so a globe would score 0.0. At the time, they discovered the Winkel Tripel projection ...

Eartha In 1998 the Globe of Peace was surpassed as the world’s largest rotating globe by Eartha, which is also considered the largest three-dimensional Earth-scale replica in existence. Eartha on ...

Boston schools ditch conventional world maps in favor of this one By Akilah Johnson Globe Staff,March 16, 2017, 8:59 p.m.