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Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...
The African Union has thrown its weight behind a "Correct the Map" campaign, calling for an end to the use of the standard ...
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...
On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...
Google Maps switched from Mercator on desktop to a 3D globe view in 2018, though users can still switch back to the Mercator if they prefer.
Google Maps switched from Mercator on desktop to a 3D globe view in 2018, though users can still switch back to the Mercator if they prefer.
On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis showed 60 Minutes Genie 2, an AI model that generates 3D interactive environments, which could be used to train robots in the not-so-distant future.
That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...
The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.