Cartographers in the 1600s had bold ideas of Australia, and some incredible methods of depicting those ideas in maps and ...

Snap has stressed that Layers takes the Map to the next level by evolving it "from a product to a platform." Basically that means partners — or maybe one day, users — can build upon the Map.

Map type In Google Maps, there are three map types. For whatever reason, the web version classifies one of these as a “detail” rather than “type,” but we’ll stick to the latter.

Traffic layer: Google Maps’ Traffic layer is a real-time representation of how busy roads are at that particular time and location. This layer shows busy areas in red and roads with less traffic ...