'The perfect combination of art and science': Mourning the end of paper maps ~design Article 1362 words 18 votes
Google Maps is filled with millions of false business addresses created by firms pretending to be nearby ~tech google.maps Article 13 votes
How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell ~tech Article 2618 words, published Apr 10 2016 8 votes
A newly digitized map from 1587 offers a rare glimpse at the way Europeans conceived of the Americas before British colonization ~humanities.history Link 14 votes
A silly Google Maps origin story about how “Satellite” was almost named “Bird Mode” ~tech google.maps Tweet @btaylor: Here's a silly Google Maps origin story about how "Satellite" was almost named "Bird Mode 9 votes
How the US has hidden its empire: The United States likes to think of itself as a republic, but it holds territories all over the world – the map you always see doesn’t tell the whole story. ~humanities.history Article 3234 words 12 votes
"I just tried Google's brand new augmented reality Maps on a one mile walk through San Francisco, and I miss it already" ~tech google.maps Article 256 words 16 votes
How cartographers for the US Military inadvertently created a house of horrors in South Africa ~design Article 5229 words, published Jan 9 2019 15 votes
Apple's New Map — by Justin O’Beirne, a follow up to "Google Maps' Moat" ~tech apple.maps Link 21 votes
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy shows promise for reducing social anxiety in autistic adults ~health.mental Article 786 words, published Sep 18 2018 11 votes
Wizards, Moomins and pirates: The magic and mystery of literary maps ~books literature Article 2024 words 8 votes