The boundaries of Apple’s walled garden aren’t as well defined as they used to be; Apple Maps is the latest app to break out. It has taken a while—the app ...

Maps and everyday life are now so intertwined for most people that it’s difficult to imagine a world without them. Most of us use at least one map every day. Some of us use many, especially now they ...

To rotate on the Google Maps mobile app, place two fingers down on the map and rotate them clockwise or counterclockwise. Your map will be manipulated according to the direction of your multi-touch ...

A rainy afternoon can mean wet shoes, canceled plans, or a garden that finally gets some water. When the rain keeps coming, ...

Google Maps now shows Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users after a Trump executive order, while Canada retains the original name. President Donald Trump displays the executive order renaming ...

In the most comprehensive lunar map yet, the moon looks like it’s been playing paintball. Each splash of color identifies a discrete rock or sediment formation, including craters, basins and ancient ...

It is a scene that feels straight out of fiction, the jumping-off point for a fable. In the bowels of a building at a London university, a curious professor opens a turquoise door that reads “Map Room ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

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