Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down123
arrow-up1250arrow-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 · 19 days agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareGanbat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·19 days agoHm… personally, I think it’s very situational, but generally I feel like a more accurate shape is more important than size. I especially feel like it would be important for children who are just learning the map.
minus-squareAngryPancake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoDid you read the website? The Mercator projection is not accurate at all.
Hm… personally, I think it’s very situational, but generally I feel like a more accurate shape is more important than size. I especially feel like it would be important for children who are just learning the map.
Did you read the website? The Mercator projection is not accurate at all.