The modern concept of map "layers," from weather to traffic, rests upon centuries of experimentation in what makes an intuitive and informative graphic. Opening on Aug. 24 in the main exhibition ...

(Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) A map that displays the spatial distribution of an attribute that relates to a single topic, theme, or subject of discourse. Usually, a ...

Panoramio launches iPhone app: The team at Panoramio has just released their first iPhone app (iTunes link), to allow you to quickly upload photos directly from your phone. It’s a very simple app — ...

What happens when you map one dataset dozens of different ways? That’s the exercise in Kenneth Field’s new book, Thematic Mapping: 101 Inspiring Ways to Visualise Empirical Data, in which every map ...

Maps belong to the oldest forms of human communication and thus represent an important historical record of space. Yet, maps are much more than just a visual presentation of a territory during a ...