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UN Equal Earth map unlikely to replace Mercator in navigation apps

A UN resolution promoting the Equal Earth projection aims to improve educational accuracy, but major navigation platforms are not expected to adopt it.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 9 Sept 2026 · updated 8h ago

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  1. Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution Ars Technica ·
  2. Hello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will change Nature ·

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