Boston Public Schools are ditching the traditional world maps many might remember hanging on their classroom walls for something the schools say is more accurate: the Gall-Peters Projection map. The ...
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 school ...
The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...