Learn why projections matter and how they shape global understanding. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape ...

With its antenna now spinning at full speed, NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory has successfully re-tested its science instruments and generated its first global maps, a key ...

Your mental map of the world is probably outdated. How could it not be, given the intense turmoil remaking the international landscape? President Donald Trump is testing alliances, upending trade ties ...

Maps have always been essential tools for making sense of the world around us. From hand-drawn sketches to today’s digital systems, they visualize space, plan movement and understand places. But the ...

Most companies importing certain products into the EU must comply with the European Union’s Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR), which will go into application on Dec. 30, 2026. Satellite ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...