Being able to form mental maps is key to understanding spatial connections as well as global economic and political context, experts say.

Maps shape our sense of place in the world. It is no surprise they remain a contentious issue, writes Colm Regan I’m a geographer by trade, and as a result I have an abiding interest in maps. Over the ...

For those who want to learn the detailed standards of topographic map symbols by organizing them down to the numbers and conditions. For those who want to learn how to read topographic maps deeply for ...

Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked. Mapmaking has traditionally featured men, from Mercator’s projection of the ...