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A New World Map: The UN Votes to Show Africa’s True Size
UN General Assembly · 4 September 2026
The General Assembly has voted 164 to 1 to steer the world away from the 456-year-old Mercator projection and toward equal-area maps, led by Togo on behalf …
Esri Brings Airbus, Vantor and Nearmap Under One Global Imagery Basemap
Esri is expanding World Imagery with competing satellite basemaps from Airbus and Vantor and aerial coverage from Nearmap. The strategy promises sharper, fresher urban imagery—but acquisition dates, analytical rights and source hierarchy still matter.
Esri is expanding World Imagery with competing satellite basemaps from Airbus and Vantor and aerial coverage from Nearmap. The strategy promises sharper, fresher urban imagery—but acquisition dates, analytical rights and source hierarchy still matter.
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