The African Union is pushing to end Mercator’s distortions and replace it with projections that reflect the continent’s real proportions
It’s much more than just a driving route app, and these features prove it
An image obtained by chance in a tiny Spanish hamlet has led to the arrest of two people for the death of a Cuban national who had been missing for a year. The web mapping app had not been in town for 15 years
Maritime navigation involves accounting for marine currents, varying wave conditions, and shifting winds
Tourists are fleeing the devastated city, which has been cut off since early Wednesday by the cyclone after it made landfall on the coast of Guerrero
Speedometers on vehicles tend to show different numbers from those on navigation apps
Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze report accidents and traffic density on a route in real time with the help of users
The features of the tech giant’s navigation service extend beyond what is commonly known
In addition to getting you to your destination in the shortest time possible, these applications can also help you save money on fuel, avoid traffic jams and warn you of speed limits
Russian shelling wiped out much of the livestock on a large farm in the Kharkiv region early in the invasion. Kyiv’s agriculture sector has suffered losses of $40 billion due to the war