9 phantom islands that haunt old maps

Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors ...
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Apple Maps removes a decade-old feature that toured major cities

Apple Maps discontinued automated city tours within its 3D Flyover mode. The removal was first spotted by a user on Apple’s ...

Skagit County flood maps showing high-risk areas are 40 years old

Mount Vernon’s floodwall withstood last week’s deluge, showing how federal flood maps can be key. So why haven’t maps in ...

Scientists Map Ancient Mars River Basins For First Time, Offering New Clues In Search For Past Life

In the new research, Goudz and his team combined decades of data from Mars orbiters with ancient maps of valleys, lake beds, ...
Greek Reporter

The Mysterious Island on Old Maps That Was Never Found

The legendary island near Ireland first appears on maps around 1330. Meanwhile, the earliest mention of Brasil Island in the ...

The 100-metre erasure: How India’s oldest Aravalli range being wiped off the map

Think back to your geography textbooks. The Aravallis were never just hills; they were old fold mountains – venerable elders ...
The Berkshire Eagle

As Lee maps out future for old fire station buildings, green space is a priority

With construction to begin on a new public safety complex in February, town officials have turned their attention to the ...
Dark Reading

Why a 17-Year-Old Built an AI Model to Expose Deepfake Maps

A high-school student is tackling the overlooked risk of AI-generated satellite imagery that could mislead governments and ...
PCMag Australia

Apple Maps Removed a Decade-Old Feature That Toured Major Cities

The platform has ended its Flyover tours that let you explore major landmarks across some of the world's biggest cities.
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Recreated map depicting 1776 de Anza expedition finished, shown at Monterey City Hall

The tile mural, recreated by artist Jos Sances, replaces a historic ceramic tile map of early Alta California during the ...
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Paddlers and others bemoan impending loss of Manitoba government map store

For biologist and avid canoeist Jim Duncan, nothing beats the old-fashioned way of planning a multi-day wilderness outing — ...

Manitoba government to close store offering adventurers topographic maps of every corner of province

For biologist and avid canoeist Jim Duncan, nothing beats the old-fashioned way of planning a multi-day wilderness outing — pulling out a large paper map, gathering his travelling companions around it ...