If you’ve ever upgraded your phone, you likely know what a SIM card is and what it’s for. In short, a SIM card is a small chip that lets you connect to your carrier’s network. These days, physical SIM ...

The latest issue of Humboldt Geographic gathers a decade of maps and stories from Cal Poly Humboldt cartography students, inviting readers to see maps not only as navigational tools but as narrative ...

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

It is a scene that feels straight out of fiction, the jumping-off point for a fable. In the bowels of a building at a London university, a curious professor opens a turquoise door that reads “Map Room ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...

For more than two decades, the mission of homeland security has been defined by its geography, by borders, perimeters, and zones of protection. From the aftermath of 9/11 to the present-day challenges ...

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name. National Geographic Society maps supply a backdrop for a meeting between ...

Carlos Ferrás Sexto does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Stephanie Brown has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Manuel Eisner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Subway riders are leaving behind the MetroCard, orange-seat subway cars, and now the subway map too. Last week, the MTA unveiled a new subway map that officials say will be easier to read and navigate ...