How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you

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

Google Maps vs. Apple Maps - Here's which navigation app you should use

Between Google Maps and Apple Maps, there's no major difference in accuracy between them. The difference really boils down to ...

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

Android’s Find Hub now lets you switch up map views for easier device tracking

Google is rolling out an update for Android's Find Hub, which introduced a new option to switch map layers for additional information.

Qualcomm Shows Off AI-Powered Maps, a New Feature to Level Up Self-Driving Cars

HERE maps give Qualcomm’s self-driving car demos an AI edge with predictions on road condition beyond the car’s line of sight ...

Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan

A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Best Of: The Map Men On Missing Islands And The Meaning Of Mistakes

Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps.The GPS systems in our ...
The New Yorker

What Will New York’s New Map Show Us?

Voters voted for it, even if they weren’t sure what it was. But maps are the ideal metaphor for our models of what the world ...