cartography

Proxi is making digital maps cooler

Depending on your age, getting from point A to point B might have involved paper maps — what we called an “atlas,” the giant book that lived in the pocket behind the passenger seat of the car. A

Microsoft’s new ‘Planetary Computer’ project will use global environmental data to support sustainability

Microsoft is embarking on a new sustainability initiative as part of its overall approach to support environmental protection measures, with a project it calls the “Planetary Computer.” Th

Google Maps can tell you how bad the pollution is in Oakland, block-by-block

Google Maps has just launched its first map showing the air quality right down to the block you are standing on in Oakland, California.

These custom 3D-printed topographical maps could make nice stocking stuffers

If you intend on delaying your gift-buying to the degree that you have to 3D print a few just before go time, you're in luck. This easy to use little tool lets you quickly select, customize, and print

what3words Gets $3.5M Led by Intel Capital To Simplify Location Sharing

Location-pinpointing platform what3words has closed a $3.5 million Series A funding round led by Intel Capital. It brings the total raised by the U.K. startup, which was only founded back in July 2013

New Garmin GPS unit to support topo, aerial photo data

It won’t be the first to the party, or even the second or third, but the trusted Garmin brand will soon have a unit that support that will include aerial maps and topographic data pre-loaded. Yo