In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it's round, not flat? True. But that isn't the point. See, the ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

The most commonly used world map could soon get a revamp to show the true scale of the African continent. The African Union (AU) represents 55 countries on the continent, and is backing a new campaign ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...

Africa is not happy with how Google Maps portrays it. The popular Mercator map projection, used by Google Maps and many other online maps, distorts the size of landmasses, making Africa look small ...

The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...

Google Earth now offers historical imagery, allowing users to explore aerial photos dating back up to 80 years. Street View is also expanding to nearly 80 countries, with fresh imagery added for ...

Google DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research arm, announced the release of AlphaEarth Foundations on Wednesday, a new AI model that can process terabytes of daily satellite data ...