Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projectioncorrectthemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1548arrow-down158
arrow-up1490arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square179fedilink
minus-squareTbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·2 months agoJust want to point out… their “equal” and “correct” map is missing New Zealand…
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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-up3·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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)