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Once you understand how to read a map and interpret things like contour lines and terrain features, it’s time to put that knowledge to use by navigating from point to point without GPS or the ...
Measuring distances "as the crow flies" on Google Maps just got easier with a hidden feature in the mobile app. While most ...
Brown: Google Maps uses a lot of shades of brown; they can represent anything from a desert to a national park or a mountain range. Depending on the place, they will usually be labeled. Officially, ...
This post is a contribution to the latest installment of the Accretionary Wedge, a geoscience blog carnival that’s been going strong since 2007. This edition asks participants to blog about an ...