Launched nearly fifteen years ago, Google Maps’ online mapping service is getting a major update by finally ditching the Mercator projection, which did not accurately represent distances and thus the ...

A global experiment has shown that the kind of world map people see systematically alters how large countries feel, placing Greenland among the most exaggerated places on Earth. That distorted sense ...

About a decade after the Fresno Canal and Irrigation Company began diverting water off the Kings River in 1871, things started to get a little tense. There were a lot of farmers that were laying claim ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...

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Oregon lawmakers are working to disentangle requirements for rural “accessory dwelling units,” commonly called “granny flats,” from a statewide wildfire map that’s likely to be discontinued. The map ...

Spatial intelligence is an emerging approach to deploying AI in the physical world. By combining mapping data with artificial intelligence, it aims to deliver “smart data” tied to specific ...

NAPLES, Fla. – Kinsale Club, with its new private course designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, showcases what a great team of architects can do with a flat piece of land. Given 174 acres to ...