I trialed this open-source navigation app that's taking on Google Maps with a community-driven approach, and the results were interesting.

In some Pacific islands, sailors continue to cross the ocean without a map, compass, or GPS. Their guide: the ocean itself.

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Maryland unveils Community Business Compass with data tools and $10M in funding to boost child care and fresh food access.

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NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a ...

Thankfully, there’s now a Power Saving Mode in Google Maps. It allows you to activate a black-and-white, full-screen overlay on your always-on display. When enabled, lock your phone during navigation, ...

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so ...

Dallas is still the king of ultra-luxury homes in Texas, but the crown is wavering, and the suburbs are starting to look like ...

A Bible from 1525 with an incorrect map changed the way Europe imagined borders and territories for centuries.

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When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so ...