That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

An analysis of four prominent maps, including the one Google, Apple, and Bing use--but shouldn't.

These open-world games feature not just one, but multiple separate maps for players to freely explore.

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

GIS is a technology built on making systems better. Building a better world is an attainable goal with GIS, which enables us to map where we are and where we want to be.

How using advanced mapping technology has let one aid organization in Africa see more clearly the scope of the problems it’s trying to fix.

Maps. They’ve been around longer than photographs. They’ve defined empires,guided explorers, told stories, and captured the imagination of many a hopeful traveler for years. While most ...

On the Map author Simon Garfield speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the history of maps, how they can be used as political tools, and how GPS and modern mapping applications are changing the ...

Mapping global happiness and conflict at the city level across the entire planet has long been a holy grail of the research community, with applications ranging from psychology and humanitarian ...