Time to Move Beyond Web Mercator | MapShop Most of us use digital maps every day without a second thought. Platforms like Google Maps, Apple Maps, Bing Maps and OpenStreetMap have become part of daily life. But there is a hidden issue that sha...

Maps don’t have to distort reality! 🌏
Modern projections like Equal Earth, Robinson, and Winkel Tripel show countries in their true proportions, giving a balanced view of the planet without sacrificing readability or usability.
Read on: map-shop.co.uk/time-to-move...
#WorldMaps #WebMercator

Time to Move Beyond Web Mercator - MapShop Most of us use digital maps every day without a second thought. Platforms like Google Maps, Apple Maps, Bing Maps and OpenStreetMap have become part of daily life. But there is a hidden issue that sha...

Most digital maps like Google & Apple use the Web Mercator projection. It’s convenient for navigation, but it massively distorts the world: Greenland looks as big as Africa. 🌍

It’s time to see the world as it truly is.
👉 map-shop.co.uk/time-to-move...

#MapShop #Cartography #WorldMaps #WebMercator

making a Globe

学生たちに課題として出したウェブメルカトル投影されたXYZタイルの世界地図を地球儀に戻す逆投影変換について NotebookLM に解説してもらいました。なかなか良いコメントしてくれています。これがヒントになってくれるとうれしい。
youtu.be/M0QhcGnAKHg

#WebMercator #Projection #Globe #FuruhashiLab #古橋研究室 #AoyamaGSC #青学

Don't force Shapefile exports from ExB pop-up windows into Web Mercator (EPSG 3857) I was excited to see Shapefile exports added to ArcGIS Experience Builder in the June 2025 AGOL update. However, after a quick test in the GeoNB Map Viewer (https://lnkd.in/eNam9NC) I was quickly disappointed. The map projection of the Shapefile is forced to Web Mercator, EPSG 3857.  Even though ou...

#webmercator #ArcGISOnline

My colleague Andrew Skinner from ArcGIS @LivingAtlas team shares how to create your own basemap in popular alternatives to the ubiquitous and dreaded #WebMercator....

Fantastic demo at today's #Esri Virtual Dev Summit of a javascript web application using the #Spilhaus projected coordinate system and resulting map (no more #WebMercator). Demo featured the Ecological Marine Units data which can be freely accessed at https://arcg.is/1rjXLr