Maps must be more than static reference tools; they must be dynamic platforms that reflect the world as it changes.

The Atlas for the End of the World maps the end of Earth as a biodiverse resource for human exploitation. by Allison Meier August 2, 2017 August 3, 2021. Subscribe to our newsletter.

The rendering of America and Africa in Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 world map (Wikimedia Commons) In June 2012, Brian McClendon, an executive at Google, announced that Google Maps and Google Earth ...

The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.

Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't match the real world? Well, that’s because the map you're used to is likely ...

Maps seemed to be everywhere in 2013, a trend I like to think we encouraged along with August's 40 maps that explain the world.Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world ...

Did you know that the world looks different depending on where you are? Maps, as commonly seen in textbooks and online, are ...

See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.

Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Historical maps, like this world map from the Portolan Atlas ...

How Maps Are Saving the World. Maps. They’ve been around longer than photographs. They’ve defined empires,guided explorers, told stories, and captured the imagination of many a hopeful ...

Data from the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite will be added to the atlas in December. Over the previous seven years, data from the World Fire Atlas show a substantial number of fires detected in ...

Science | January 10, 2024. These Entrancing Maps Capture Where the World’s Rivers Go. Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty into ...