I'm a longtime iPhone user, but I still have Google Maps installed on my phone. Apple Maps has come a long way since it launched and is a great navigation option. Yet, I still find myself turning to ...

We all know what a winding blue line on a map means, but until we this cartographer’s work we had no idea a little color could transform the world’s rivers into amazing art. View this post on ...

When you think about the world of cartography, antique sepia maps are likely the first images that come to mind. But nomadic digital cartographer Robert Szucs saw the potential to turn nature’s ...

The visual update makes it easier to understand what an area looks like. "We're rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to ...

Google Maps is getting a graphics upgrade, making it easier to see where lakes, beaches, forests and more are at a glance. The new update brings more color to the regular Google Maps view, distilling ...

River basin map of the contiguous United States Grasshopper Geography A rainbow of tiny furrows spreads across a map of the contiguous United States, the lite-brite hues popping against a black ...

Web developer Jill Hubley’s latest census map (h/t Gothamist) looks like a decorative art piece or collage. (You might remember her previous project documenting New York City’s tree distribution.) ...

Google Maps is getting a colorful new update in the coming weeks, adding terrain and street-level granularity to its UI that, after 15 years, was in desperate need of a makeover. To do this, Google’s ...

If you tried to come up with an app that has nearly universal appeal among all groups of people, Google Maps would be a great place to start. It’s accurate, fast, and extremely useful for just about ...

Viewed together, these colorful and impressionistic maps depict the organic, evolving nature of the urban landscape. Charles Labanowski is into maps. Really into maps. He creates hundreds of stylized ...