Thetruesize
The True Size is an interactive map that lets users drag, rotate, and compare countries, states, provinces, and regions at their actual relative sizes. It is designed for geography education and helps demonstrate distortion caused by the Mercator projection.
Overview
6 featuresIn the Maps & navigation space, Thetruesize takes a focused approach. It focuses on understanding how map projections distort the apparent relative size of countries and regions. It is built as a consumer product for students, educators, and geography learners. Thetruesize is free to use. It runs on the web.
James Talmage and Damon Maneice builds and maintains Thetruesize. Key capabilities include drag countries, rotate regions, and size comparison. The interface is available in 14 languages, including German, English, and Spanish.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Drag countries
- Rotate regions
- Size comparison
- Popular comparisons
- Interactive map
- Geography education
Built with & integrations
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed9 Sept · 23:19 UTCMap: The True Size Of... verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Thetruesize
- What is Thetruesize?
- Thetruesize focuses on understanding how map projections distort the apparent relative size of countries and regions. It is catalogued under Maps & navigation on PulseGate.
- Who is Thetruesize for?
- Thetruesize is a consumer product built for students, educators, and geography learners.
- Is Thetruesize free?
- Yes — Thetruesize is free to use.
- What platforms does Thetruesize run on?
- Thetruesize runs on the web.
- Is Thetruesize still active?
- Unverified. Thetruesize has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who makes Thetruesize?
- Thetruesize is developed by James Talmage and Damon Maneice.
- What languages does Thetruesize support?
- The interface is available in 14 languages, including German, English, and Spanish.
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