A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

Map making has been around for as long as there have been explorers. For more accurate maps and the safety of explorers, a coordinate system was first proposed by the Greek astronomer, Hipparchus ...

This Wednesday, Google launched its much-anticipated location-tracking service, Latitude, which uses the GPS hardware found in smart phones (such as Google Android phones and BlackBerry and Windows ...

Think back to your childhood at the beach or playing in a sandbox and you likely wondered "What if I kept digging through the entire world, where would I end up?" I recall as a kid my dad telling me ...

Google has added new features to its Latitude location mapping and tracking service, allowing users to see where they have been and automatically be alerted (warned?) when friends are nearby. “One of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We live in a world divided by a coordinate grid, which means data ...

Google on Monday unveiled its new location-sharing Latitude app for the iPhone, almost two years after promising that its release was "coming soon." Unlike its competitor Foursquare, Latitude lets ...