Mercator maps, for example, flatten the round globe into a two-dimensional projection that significantly alters the sizes (and even shapes) of continents, countries, and bodies of water. As a result, ...

Though there are around 40 types of map projections, from conical to polyhedral and retroazimuthal, depicting the true size of the world, this one is still used the most because of its convenience ...

Open-world games use geographic technology for stunning, realistic maps of real locations globally. True Crime: Streets of LA was one of the first to recreate a real-world city accurately in an ...