News

Millions visit South Korea each year, a tech-friendly tourist haven. There’s just one problem: Google Maps doesn’t work there ...
Wondering when the autumn leaves will put on their yearly show? This interactive foliage map helps you follow peak colors from September through November.
PACKING FOR A hiking trip sounds simple enough. But packing properly is more challenging than it seems. Beyond the obvious— ...
The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...
Google Maps lets you save large map areas to your phone for offline access. When online, search for a city, county, or region ...
The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...
Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...
That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...
The African Union has thrown its weight behind a campaign to adopt a world map that more accurately reflects the continent’s relative size than the one currently adorning most geography-class walls.
For over five centuries, a single version of the world map has shaped our perception of geography. The Mercator projection, ...
Google said on Tuesday it will accept the South Korean government's security requirements to remove coordinates for the Korean region from its map in order to secure approval to export high-precision ...