Going for a hike this fall? The U.S. Geological Survey has free maps that might come in handy. The public topoBuilder app is now offering custom maps made free with their 25K Recreational Topo layer.

You can now get detailed topographic maps that put trails, rivers, and campgrounds front and center without paying a dime. The new 25K Recreational Topo series is built for people who plan trips on ...

The Turin Papyrus Map is an ancient Egyptian map that is generally considered to be the oldest surviving topographical and geological map of the ancient world - there are some older maps from outside ...

What started as the hobby project of search and rescue volunteer Matt Jacobs, CalTopo is now his full-time job as it’s garnered international demand and become search-and-rescues’ go-to app. A digital ...

Heading outdoors with a map doesn’t just help to keep you safe – it can help you discover natural features you might otherwise have overlooked or choose the best route to a summit according to your ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon explores a few cool ways to put out a candle in Nov. 16's Science Sunday.

A new high resolution digital dataset and map—named Itiner-e—of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase ...

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 ...

THE practical problems involved in the interpretation of geological and topographical maps are here dealt with in a manner likely to appeal to students of geology and civil engineering. Having worked ...