[PROJ] Equal Earth projection

[Javier Jimenez Shaw]

https://proj.org/en/stable/operations/projections/eqearth.html

On Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 00:30 Mircea Neacsu via PROJ, <proj at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> It’s not everyday that issues related to map projections make it to main
> page of major news sites (see for instance UN votes to adopt new map that
> makes our world look very different | CNN
> <https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli>).
> 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 Equal
> Earth projection <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Earth_projection>
> to PROJ, or is it just an exercise in futility?
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> To quote John P. Snyder
> <https://www.religion-online.org/article/social-consciousness-and-world-maps/>:
> “A simplistic approach to the problems of map projection can result in
> misleading solutions.”
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> Mircea Neacsu
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> E: mircea at neacsu.net
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