The Mercator projection of the world map is suited for marine navigation and once so commonplace that generations of ...

The president-elect said he covets Greenland for its size. He could be misinterpreting it based on well-known mapping ...

Despite its wide use, however, the Mercator projection distorts land masses approaching the poles. Tissot's indicatrix, a geometric equation used to show distortion on maps, demonstrates the ...

But to most people, the Mercator projection is highly misleading. Tissot's indicatrix, a geometric equation used to show distortion on maps, explains the problems with Mercator. One of the best ...