For centuries, cartographers have wrestled with the challenges of making accurate maps. They were limited by not only the mathematical impossibility of accurately portraying a curved surface on a plane, but also by their computational capacities. In …
Category: Mapthematics
A Defense of the Mercator Projection
If you've ever dabbled in cartography, geography, cultural imperialism, or that one scene from The West Wing, you've probably heard of the Mercator projection. If not, you've certainly seen it. The Mercator projection is the most common map projection for …
The secrets of the AuthaGraph revealed!
The AuthaGraph thought it could hide its true nature from all of us indefinitely, but it was wrong. It didn't account for me. By using the few images of their map that are available online along with the vague hand-wavy explanation of how AuthaGraph is constructed, …
