The map, observers pointed out, was only distorted differently: Where the Mercator projection makes areas near the poles appear much larger, the Peters projection relatively represents accurate ...

Of course, Peters had a suggestion on how to fix this problem: his own map. The Peters Projection map claimed to show the world in a more accurate, equal-area fashion.

Peters’s position was that the Mercator Projection—a cylindrical projection first developed in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator—was not only inaccurate, but downright racist.

Mayor Kobi, formerly known as Khalid Kamau, said these trips are "promoting South Fulton as international hub for Black business," within his spending authority.

The Gall-Peters projection map addressed part of this issue by making the landmasses more rounded to what they should look like. However, it distorted the shape of the continents.

For centuries, cartographers have struggled to create a truly accurate map of the world. But a new map projection may finally solve the long-standing problem of distorted world maps, offering a more ...

News Item: Nebraska State Legislative Bill 962, introduced by state Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha, prohibits the use of Mercator projection maps in public schools. From the wording in the law, “A ...

Rex Cammack, chair and associate professor in the Department of Geography and Geology, rolls up a map in the map library in the Durham Science Center at University of Nebraska at Omaha in Omaha on ...

The Gall-Peters projection was created by James Gall and Arno Peters in 1855. Date of map: August 15, 2011 ...

However, it wasn’t until the 1970s that the Gall-Peters projection was introduced to a wider audience. And most educational institutions around the world still use the Mercator Projection to ...