A new global map made of more than two million satellite images, updated monthly, is now yours to explore. Starting today, Earth-imaging company Planet Labs is launching a web portal to its huge ...

The coordinates of the office of The Geographer of the National Geographic Society are 38° 54' 18" N, 77° 2' 12" W. You might say that Juan José Valdés, who currently holds that title, knows ...

Deep Gravity. To map the seafloor, the satellites detect ripples and dips in the ocean's surface. Ridges and seamounts, or undersea mountains, are massive enough to exert a gravitational pull that ...

Population density maps for each country and satellite imagery of the Earth’s electric lights at night show where human concentrations lie, and thus, where industrial water usage follows.

Our maps have long been known for their distinctive typefaces, but few outside the Society know of the history that lies behind them. National Geographic’s Cartographic Typefaces ...