Mapdiva, makers of Ortelius map design software, has announced the availability of its free download of military map symbols for graphic designers and mapmakers to create custom maps for web sites, ...

If you’ve ever traveled in Asia, you may have been caught off guard by a symbol considered by most Western travelers as a sign of fascism. The swastika is an ancient Sanskrit symbol meaning “good ...

In response to recent criticism, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has released a new set of standard symbols for foreign-language maps. According to Tomoko Otake of the Japan Times, ...

Mapmaker suggests symbols could be added for bike repair shops, dog waste bins or river access points For more than 200 years, Ordnance Survey maps have featured symbols denoting everything from ...

During the Cold War, the Soviet military mapped the entire world. This secret program was one of the most ambitious mapping efforts ever undertaken, and it produced thousands—perhaps even millions—of ...

Some of the new map symbols proposed by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is proposing to revamp ...