National Geographic cartographers fill a key map gap on the North American Continental Divide and pay tribute to the Father of American Mapmaking A portion of the Trails Illustrated Wind River Range ...

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams. This ...

Have you ever wondered how first responders would find you if there are no street numbers, no street signs, or in the case of flooding during Hurricane Florence, no streets at all? With the landscape ...

National Geographic has announced it is participating in the Google Maps Engine public data program and will be sharing over 500 maps with the public by putting them online. The maps will include ...

The lack of sustained, soil-soaking rain this winter reduces the risk of late season storms triggering widespread mud and debris flows, but the possibility remains in hillside areas so long as there ...

This article is presented in partnership with CA Lottery. It's a cliche that the world seems to be getting smaller all the time. This may be true, yet gaps between countries, cultures and neighboring ...

Pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents are a common cause of injury in both children and adults, accounting for one death every 64 minutes and injuring thousands every year. Two recent analyses reveal ...