Do you have a simple way to understand reality? This essay invites you to consider a helpful way to classify the things in the world, called the “1 + 4 + 1” map. Let’s begin by separating what exists ...

Since its inception in 2004, the growth and maturation of OpenStreetMap is evidenced through numerous metrics: in its data collection methodology, its editorial support infrastructure, its policies ...

John Novembre may be a newly-crowned MacArthur fellow, but until last week he was better known by some as “the guy with the figure.” The computational biologist is responsible for an image that is ...

Watch a video version of this article above. Under the name Inoxx, game designer Cedric Fiorentino created some of PC gaming's greatest multiplayer maps. But his most famous creation is undoubtedly ...

The Harvard Global Health Institute was one of eight organizations that created a simple color-coded map to help you identify the risk in your area. How likely are you to contract COVID-19? That’s a ...

Esri’s latest coronavirus tracking tool, CovidPulse, lets you see real-time case and death counts in your state or county with a simple-to-read interface. Nearly six months after the coronavirus was ...