Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down157
arrow-up1489arrow-down1external-linkYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgDr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square178fedilink
minus-squareTbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 day agoJust want to point out… their “equal” and “correct” map is missing New Zealand…
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoYou mean the homepage infographic? Thats not the map. If you click download you can get accurate full maps based on this projection.
minus-squarecalmluck9349@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoWhy don’t they just put the actual map on their site? The video and slider map make usa canada and mexico look like islands…
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThere’s a big “Download” url: https://equal-earth.com/ here’s the standard english one https://www.equal-earth.com/Equal-Earth-Map-0.jpg
minus-squarekeegomatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day ago(Maps missing New Zealand is a meme)
Just want to point out… their “equal” and “correct” map is missing New Zealand…
You mean the homepage infographic? Thats not the map. If you click download you can get accurate full maps based on this projection.
Why don’t they just put the actual map on their site? The video and slider map make usa canada and mexico look like islands…
There’s a big “Download” url: https://equal-earth.com/ here’s the standard english one https://www.equal-earth.com/Equal-Earth-Map-0.jpg
(Maps missing New Zealand is a meme)