Maps are all imperfect because they portray the globe in just two dimensions. Most maps, like the Mercator projection, distort the size or shape of land masses, which skews our perceptions of how big ...

Image overlays have consistently been one of the neatest features in Google Earth. The most common use of overlays is to show imagery that is more fresh than what can be found in Google Earth (such as ...

A proposed critical digital infrastructure overlay zone includes more than 300 acres outside the former Alcoa Eastalco Works site near Adamstown, where a campus of data centers is currently being ...

Last year, when experimenting with Google Earth popups we created a popup with a Google Map in it. It was intended only as a demonstration of the functionality of Google Earth popups, and not as a ...

New map overlays are being rolled out by ALK Technologies for its interactive web-based ALK Maps platform; overlays it said are designed to improve route planning and operational efficiency for ...

A divided Frederick County Council voted on Tuesday to adopt a 2,615-acre data center overlay map near Adamstown. The map ...

Google maps already can display pandemic-related transit alerts and let people know when buses or trains might be crowded. An updated version will have a Covid-19 layer to give a sense of the number ...

A patent filed by Google shows that the company is interested in adding a real-time animated simulation of the conditions in specific areas and adding that feature to Maps. Image Credit: ...

Google's installable maps software Google Earth makes KML overlay files that add points of interest, descriptions and photos to your earth, and now you can view those KML files live on the web at ...

Google Maps is testing a new position for the local listings when you click on a specific listing from the search results on the left hand side. The local listing is overlayed on top of the map, ...