The maps are taken from the new book The Atlas of the Real World , published by Thames and Hudson and produced by the researchers … These maps show the world through different eyes.

When you look at a map of the world, it makes sense to assume that Greenland and Africa are similar in size. But in reality, the African continent is 14 times as big as the icy northern land mass.

Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was a challenge for early cartographers. So, a Flemish geographer and cartographer named Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution for the most ...

Real-world map data is helping make better games about farms and transportation. Titles like City Bus Manager and Global Farmer are benefiting from OpenStreetMap. by Jay Castello.

We're long overdue for an accurate world map. Get the real story behind different map projections and see which one is the most accurate map of the world. D-brief. By Nathaniel Scharping. Nov 29, 2022 ...