Map Projections Don’t Have to be Hard

Discussing the years following the end of World War II, Raisz (1948) suggested in his General Cartography that this war had brought a new awareness of global problems and ushered in a new interest in cartography.He argued that this world-wide perspective also required greater attention be paid to the importance of map projections.While World War II concluded 80 years ago, global problems persist today, and an awareness of map projections is still relevant.However, despite Raisz's call for attention, public understanding of projections has not necessarily advanced since then.