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.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 9 Sept 2026. Nature published first, on 9 September at 00:00 UTC; Ars Technica followed 17h 12m later. The most recent article, from Ars Technica, appeared on 9 September at 17:11 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Nature (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet).
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