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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>It’s not everyday that issues related to map projections make it to main page of major news sites (see for instance <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli">UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different | CNN</a>). Too me it’s very similar to the old Peters, or Gall-Peters projection debacle. In this context, do you think it is worthwhile adding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Earth_projection">Equal Earth projection</a> to PROJ, or is it just an exercise in futility?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To <a href="https://www.religion-online.org/article/social-consciousness-and-world-maps/">quote John P. Snyder</a>: “A simplistic approach to the problems of map projection can result in misleading solutions.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Mircea Neacsu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>E: <a href="mailto:mircea@neacsu.net"><span style='color:blue'>mircea@neacsu.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>