Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie
WEBNov 29, 2022 · We're long overdue for an accurate world map. Get the real story behind different map projections and see which one is the most accurate map of the world.
AuthaGraph projection - Wikipedia
WEBAuthaGraph is an approximately equal-area world map projection invented by Japanese architect Hajime Narukawa [1] in 1999. [2] The map is made by equally dividing a spherical surface into 96 triangles, transferring it to a tetrahedron while maintaining area proportions, and unfolding it in the form of a rectangle: it is a polyhedral map projection.
The AuthaGraph Is The World's Most Accurate Map - Discovery
WEBAug 1, 2019 · Narukawa's AuthaGraph World Map, which he unveiled in 2016, won the coveted Grand Award of Japan's Good Design Award competition, beating out over 1,000 entries in a variety of categories. His map overcame 2D distortions by angling continents in a way that accurately displays both their relative sizes and the distances between them.
This World Map Is Weird — But Also the Most Accurate - Treehugger
WEBAug 17, 2022 · Traditional 2-D maps of Earth are highly distorted, but this award-winning design makes a world of difference.
Size does matter: Authagraph World Map turns the Earth into a …
WEBNov 4, 2016 · The Authagraph World Map: not much use for navigation, but a very clever way of projecting the globe onto a flat surface without size distortion
This Bizarre World Map Is So Crazily Accurate, It ... - ScienceAlert
WEBNov 2, 2016 · For starters, Africa is way bigger than it looks, and Greenland isn't nearly so vast. But a designer in Japan has created a map that's so accurate it's almost as good as a globe, and it's probably one of the best estimations you'll see of the real size of countries.
This More Accurate Map of the World Has Won a Prestigious …
WEBNov 2, 2016 · The AuthaGraph map, designed by Hajime Narukawa. Photo: Courtesy of AuthaGraph. The Japan Institute for Design Promotion has awarded its prestigious Good Design Award to a map that completely...
This map corrects everything you thought you knew about the world
WEBAug 21, 2017 · This more accurate world map is made up of 96 triangles. Credit: authagraph. Maps have a way of distorting our perception of the world. But AuthaGraph is trying to bring us back to reality...
A More Accurate World Map | TIME
WEBNov 10, 2021 · A More Accurate World Map. In 1569, when Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator flattened the earth’s cylindrical surface onto paper, he gave sailors the tools to navigate ocean voyages.
True Size Of Countries
WEBExplore the real scale of countries with our interactive map! Discover the true size of nations and see accurate maps that challenge misconceptions about country sizes.
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