Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square180linkfedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down155
arrow-up1488arrow-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 · 15 days agomessage-square180linkfedilink
minus-squareTbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·13 days agoJust want to point out… their “equal” and “correct” map is missing New Zealand…
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoYou mean the homepage infographic? Thats not the map. If you click download you can get accurate full maps based on this projection.
minus-squarekeegomatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days ago(Maps missing New Zealand is a meme)
minus-squarecalmluck9349@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days 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-up3·12 days 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
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.
(Maps missing New Zealand is a meme)
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