The proposal was approved by the African Union in April after leaders raised the issue during the bloc’s February summit, backing a campaign to replace the long dominant Mercator projection with one ...

This paragraph explains why the Mercator projection is still a good map tool for most maritime navigation companies. The same factor that has aided sailors for hundreds of years has created a ...

A plan by Togo to ask the United Nations General Assembly in September to move away from the Mercator world map has revived a broader debate over how different projections can shape perceptions of ...