Editor’s Note: This article gives you all the information you need to get started with projection mapping applications. Projection mapping is hot. The market size is estimated at over 5.5 billion USD ...

A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...

Projection mapping has entered a renaissance over the last several years. Always known as a dazzling grand spectacle, projection mapping is now recognized by industry leaders like Christie as a ...

Gerardus Mercator’s (1512-1594) ‘projection’ was created in 1569, during the Age of Exploration, as European ships travelled in search of new trade routes and wealth. When projecting a globe onto a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visual comparison of new UN world map projection Equal Earth and how Greenland's size changes compared to mercator projection. On ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of a map that better reflects actual continental sizes, especially Africa. A ...

The process of converting a three-dimensional(3D) spherical globe into a two-dimensional(2D) flat surface creates a problem for the cartographer. A trade-off is required between the accuracy of ...