Maps
After 60 Years, An Expedition Determines Highest Peaks in U.S. Arctic
Glaciologist Matt Nolan and ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers tested a new mapping system to end uncertainty about the highest mountain in the Brooks Range
The Surprising History of the Infographic
Early iterations saved soldiers' lives, debunked myths about slavery and helped Americans settle the frontier
What's the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?
Listen up, would-be Anglophiles: Here's how never to mess up your realms, kingdoms and empires again
Mongolia Adopts Address System That Uses Three-Word Names
What3words' geo-coding system divides the Earth's surface into 57 trillion squares, and assigns each a unique, memorable string of names
This New Satellite Project Helps People Find Patterns in City Spaces
Terrapattern turns a mad world into a satisfying, matchy-matchy nirvana
Want to Browse Some National Park Maps? There’s a Site For That
Can you guess the most popular map?
Eight Awesome Maps From Stanford's New David Rumsey Map Center
A collection of 150,000 historic maps merges paper and digital images in new ways
Help First Responders in Ecuador Without Leaving Your Desk
Scour satellite imagery of earthquake-stricken areas to help aid agencies decide where to go next
The Czech Republic Wants to Change Its Name
Welcome to “Czechia”
What's Over the Horizon? These New Maps Will Show You
Andy Woodruff's line of sight maps show what you're facing from any coastline in the world
What Are You Flying Over? This App Will Tell You
Flyover Country uses maps and geology databases to identify features of the landscape as a plane flies over them, no Wifi necessary
Explore America’s History With These Richly Interactive Maps
“American Panorama” delves into the social, political and economic movements that define this country
The Many Roads That Lead to Rome, Visualized
Caveat: not all cities named Rome are in Italy
Visit Machu Picchu With Google Street View
Armed with a backpack and 15 high-res cameras, Google just tackled one of the world's wonders
Explore the Complexities of Climate Change with These Interactive Maps
Understanding the ins and outs requires some strong visualizations
This Visualization of the World’s Carbon Emissions Is Chillingly Beautiful
A NASA simulation shows how carbon dioxide moves
Tour This Japanese City from the Viewpoint of a Cat
New “cat street view” shows Hiroshima Prefecture’s Onomichi through the eyes of its fluffiest residents
These Maps Show the Severe Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
Where does the city stand now, compared to where it was ten years ago when the storm hit
This New Mapping Tool Shows City Planners Where to Plant Trees
Researchers at Portland State University have created an app that looks at tree density in respect to neighborhood, population and pollution
This Was the Turducken of Border Disputes
Dahala Khagrabari (#51) used to be a piece of India inside Bangladesh, inside India, inside Bangladesh
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