While modern technology has made them mostly obsolete, thousands of lighthouses still exist today.| Maps.com
Explore the fragile and mostly unseen infrastructure that carries 99% of international data traffic and provides internet access around the world.| Maps.com
For centuries, astronomers used the stars to tell stories, make predictions, and even find their way. All of which depended on having an accurate map, mental or otherwise, of the heavens above.| Maps.com
Atlas Guo is a cartographer and Ph.D. student. We met with him to learn more about mapping natural disasters and what goes into making a well-designed map.| Maps.com
This animated map from cartographer Jack Scrivani tracks monthly radiation exposure throughout Japan. The post Which Parts of Japan Were Affected by the Fukushima Disaster? appeared first on Maps.com.| Maps.com