1. First cool thing: The numbers used for our Interstate Highway System aren't random...they all mean something specific. How US interstates are numbered. Watch the video it's highly informative from ...

These Web tools are designed to help you create a terrific Google Maps mashup, whether you want to map your Flickr photos or guide people attending an event. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Google's MyMaps feature is an easy way to create and save your own maps, in fact, you can even use it to start a location-aware blog. But one thing that isn't so easy is sorting through all the other ...

Cartography is cool. Where would we be without it as a species? I, personally, wouldn't know that my country looks like a tiny Africa and would get lost driving in any new city that I visit. We can ...

Yesterday I went on a major learning/exploration binge online. Thanks to my community here on E-Media Tidbits, as well as Contentious, Twitter, and the members-only discussion list of the Society of ...

Wind turbines have only a tenuous link to most Americans’ daily lives because wind farms generate less than 5 percent of all of the electricity produced today. As reducing greenhouse gas emissions to ...

The Internet has been such a staple of life in the United States for so many years that we may now take it for granted. However, a new map showing the density of Internet-connected devices posted on ...