Rohwedder/Wikimedia CommonsMercator projection map. The Mercator projection is good because it preserves the angles and shapes of the world’s continental landmasses well, but it greatly distorts ...

This is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back to 1569, introduced by Geradus Mercator. It's a cylindrical projection derived mathematically, with horizontal parallel straight ...

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...

It's certainly not a small island: It's about three times the size of Texas. But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big as the entire continent of Africa. In fact, it's 14 times smaller than ...

However you look at the world, whether it’s with a globe ... of the Earth’s curved surface on a flat surface. The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation, but it distorts ...

This enables it to display a reasonably legible world map using the Web Mercator projection to fit the rectangular screen. The microcontroller then pulls in information from Seismic Portal ...

Astonishingly, New Zealand is frequently omitted from world maps ... attributed to the widespread use of the Mercator projection, which centers maps on Europe, relegating New Zealand to the ...

In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection. It did a good job of showing countries' shapes and was excellent at showing ocean sailing courses, very important to ...