Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

Several African nations have begun replacing Mercator maps in schools with alternatives. The current campaign is "actively ...

Google is finished thinking two-dimensionally with Maps and now shows the Earth as a globe rather than a flat "Mercator" projection as before. You won't notice the change when you first open the ...

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

Instant Street View brings you an in-the-street close-up look at locations all over the globe. It uses Google Maps' technology to not only show you where the location is on a map but also what it ...

No flat map of our round world can be perfect, of course. First you need to peel off Earth’s skin, then pin it down. This mathematical taxidermy introduces distortions.

Learn how to use the new globe view in Apple Maps on MacOS Monterey, including how to change the map type and see detailed location information cards.

Why Would Google Maps Change to a 3D Globe View? Google Maps has always been one to innovate with features like Street View, wheelchair accessible routes, and rainbow roads for Pride Month.

For decades, geography teachers have relied on a more than 400-year-old map that grossly distorts the size of the world’s landmasses — the byproduct of trying to depict a sphere on a flat ...

Apple in iOS 15 overhauled the Maps app to add a much more detailed design in select areas, an interactive globe, improved driving directions, better ...

The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries.