A map highlighting the true size of Africa has gone viral on social media, sparking renewed debate over how world maps can distort people’s understanding of geography. The post, shared by the account ...

Abstract: The widespread adoption of the fifth generation (5G) of cellular networks has brought new opportunities for the development of localization-based services. High-accuracy positioning use ...

From President Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland to Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea, cartographer William Rankin tells Mike Higgins how maps sometimes don’t help geopolitical decision-making.

Launched nearly fifteen years ago, Google Maps’ online mapping service is getting a major update by finally ditching the Mercator projection, which did not accurately represent distances and thus the ...

Abstract: For three-dimensional (3D) imaging based on fringe projection profilometry (FPP), maximum fringe frequency selection and fringe frequencies allocation have a significant impact on the ...

Maps distort reality because the Earth is a three-dimensional sphere, and any attempt to represent it on a flat surface requires compromise. It's like trying to make a rectangle out of an orange peel.