When travelling from place to another, one makes sure which side to turn to. Is it left or right? Is it this or that corner? Questions like these won’t be mind-boggling if you secure yourself a radius mileage map. Smooth traveling can get you away with trouble or road mishaps for that matter. Most importantly, [...]
Navigation under good atmospheric conditions can be complex without any guide to weather map symbols. Before even planning for any trip to the land of bread and butter in America or the most romantic place in Europe, you have to double-check if the weather is going to cooperate by the time you take off and [...]
Can we design an artificial intelligent machine to read a map and give out directions? Well, we already have really and this is how GPS units work in your car as they call out which way to turn next. But can we design a 3D artificial intelligent map reading machine? Well, we already have those [...]
Hiking is an activity that takes planning and preparation. Experienced hikers know the importance of using a map to navigate a trail or find their location. Usually it’s the beginners who think that if they stay on the trail they’ll be fine but this isn’t always true. In forested areas you can easily get disoriented [...]
A good, detailed map of Spain provides the viewer with a quick image of where Spain lies in relation to the region and the entire world. Spain is part of Europe and is located in the southwestern part of the continent at forty degrees north and four degrees west. It is not a large country [...]
The Global Positioning System or GPS is developed by the US Department of Defense. It is a constellation of twenty-seven earth-orbiting satellites, twenty-four of which are working; the remaining three serve as back up just in case one fails. It is a navigation system that enables one to determine location, time, speed and direction. It [...]
For decades people have been using maps as sophisticated, high-class decorations. An ancient world map can be placed inside a beautiful wood frame and hung on the wall, or put on an office desk depending on its size. It tells people you are a knowledgeable man of refined taste.
Many people collect all types of maps [...]
Everyone seems to know everything! Take a look at all the self help articles published by the print media or on the internet. There are so many sources of advice out there….. which one do you choose? Is there not a single road map for us to use?
I am in the sales business. There is [...]
Can you get lost driving around the block? Can you get lost on the freeway? Can you get lost driving on the streets? Can you get disoriented driving at night? Do you feel that sometimes you need to start two hours ahead of time before you have to be some place you have never been [...]