Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that ...

Using a compass is an essential skill. It’s like having a mental roll of duct tape: You don’t know when you’re going to use it, and it might kick around unused for a long time, but when you ...

This is why basic compass and map skills are so important. "Using a map with a compass is a skill that a lot of most people probably don't possess anymore," Bieri said.

Though we've seen the Google Maps for Android compass feature or time or two since Android was announced, all of the videos we've seen so far have been ...