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@polgeonow.com Sep 6, 2026, 11:21 AM

The #CorrectTheMap campaign thinks #Africa is the center of the world? 😆

#cartography #geography #GIS #Mercator #map #worldmap #maps #mapping

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6. How can I spot a misleading map?

Look out for these clues:

Does Greenland look as big as Africa? That’s a red flag.
Is Africa near the center of the map, or pushed to the side?
Are countries near the equator unusually small?

@webdata.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 6:19 PM

Possible extensions using the original data: #mapping #HotSpots and high #density areas, #mapping complaints received from different areas, time-series and #seasonality analysis, #hotspot tracking, and #MachineLearning.

@bbrayshay.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 4:59 PM

@livingmaps.bsky.social Following a UN resolution passed to promote map projections that better reflect the true size of countries on global maps. Professor James Cheshire explains the complexities of the Mercator map and how such maps impact the way we view the world
#maps #mapping #mercator

@global-news-2024.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 4:16 PM

Breaking: The centuries-old problem of mapping the world As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what... Via BBC News #Mapping #Africa #Centuries What's your take on this?

@uoftpress.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 4:05 PM

Discover issue 61.2 of Cartographica, which includes research on Indigenous settlement networks in the Arctic and Siberia, spatial pattern visualization, participatory #Mapping, and the evolution of #HurricaneMaps in newsprint.

Learn more: bit.ly/CART61-2

NACIS #Geography

@adoddle.org Sep 5, 2026, 9:15 AM

#InternationalDayOfCharity is celebrated today!

The aim is to raise awareness of charitable & #Volunteer organisations. It seeks to enhance social responsibility & increase public support of worthy causes.

Take a Look here: aDoddle.org

See: adoddle.org/events-calen...

#Charity #Mapping