Using the Web Mercator map projection allows us to use rectangular map tiles to dynamically load appropriate levels of detail as the map is zoomed in and out, allowing for a richer and more ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

Because the Earth is roughly spherical, every flat map distorts our planet one way or another. The most popular version is the Mercator projection, created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in ...

Think ‘world map’ and your mind probably jumps to the elliptical Winkel tripel projection, often seen in textbooks and incorporated in world news logos. It’s pretty ubiquitous, but is just one of ...

There are other projections that fix this problem, but they look odd and convoluted if you grew up with Mercator maps. How big is Greenland really?