A map is certainly a handy tool to help you reach your destination. When the map is accurate, you can sit back and follow your course, no thinking required.

To plot a hike without trails, you need to determine your relationship to true north by first finding your location on the map and placing the compass over it.

Google Maps: 20 years of plotting a course through geopolitics As Google Maps celebrates the 20th anniversary of its launch in North America, new questions are arising over the way it shapes our ...