Gall-Peters profile: A controversy-tinged hallmark of equal-area maps; aims for fairer land-area representation in global visuals.
UN General Assembly has voted to promote the Equal Earth projection as a nonbinding alternative to Mercator, led by Togo and backed by 164 nations including the UK. The US votes against; six abstain. The measure urges governments, schools, and tech companies to adopt equal-area maps where continental size matters, aiming to normalize more accurate representations globally.