What is gall peters?

The Gall-Peters projection is a type of cylindrical equal-area map projection. It was developed by James Gall and Arno Peters in the 19th and 20th centuries, respectively, as an alternative to the popular Mercator projection.

The Gall-Peters projection aims to preserve the relative sizes of areas on the Earth's surface, making it an equal-area projection. This means that areas on the map are distorted in shape, but not in size. In contrast, the Mercator projection preserves angles and shapes but distorts area, particularly near the poles.

The Gall-Peters projection has been criticized for its distortion of shapes, particularly at the poles, and for its lack of conformity to the Earth's natural shapes. However, it has gained popularity in recent years for its more accurate representation of the sizes of continents, particularly in comparison to the Mercator projection, which tends to overemphasize the size of regions closer to the poles.

Overall, the Gall-Peters projection is one of many map projections used to represent the Earth's surface and has its own strengths and weaknesses compared to other projections.