The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution encouraging governments, schools, international organisations and technology companies to use map projections that better reflect the relative size of continents.
The African-led measure passed by 164 votes to one, with the United States voting against and six countries abstaining.
Key developments:
- Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said maps influence education and public perception.
- The resolution recommends the Equal Earth projection and greater teaching about the strengths and limitations of different map projections.
- France announced plans to move away from the Mercator projection for world maps.
- The resolution does not prohibit the Mercator projection, which remains widely used for navigation.
The measure highlights ongoing international discussion about cartography, education and how world maps represent geography.
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