An interactive map made using GIS showing the rise in fuel prices by percentage displayed where they occur by major highway networks. Maps like this enable us to visualize socioeconomic challenges in ...

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

Sam Hashemi is confronting one of life’s great quandaries with a map. “I have an 18-month-old kid, so for the first time I’ve been thinking about schools and where we should live and should we buy a ...

One of the most underrated ways Google Maps makes commuting less stressful is that it reroutes in real time. For instance, it ...

I trialed this open-source navigation app that's taking on Google Maps with a community-driven approach, and the results were interesting.

In the age of Google Maps and GPS, which can dictate the exact turns you'll need to navigate an unfamiliar city, are paper maps obsolete? "I just don't think that's even remotely true," said author ...

In 1375, a Spanish mapmaker made a world map we now refer to as the Catalan Atlas. For its time, the atlas was remarkably ...

National Geographic cartographers fill a key map gap on the North American Continental Divide and pay tribute to the Father of American Mapmaking A portion of the Trails Illustrated Wind River Range ...

Millions of drivers use Google Maps for driving directions, but it can also save parking spots. Both Maps and Waze (a Google company) can store your car's location using satellite technology and help ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

Hydrographic maps reveal subsurface features with the potential to hold fish, though the degree to which they do depends ...