A few months ago, John Keefe wrote a Poynter.org How To about using shapefiles. The power of the shapefile, he wrote, is the ability to refer to regions instead of points. But what if your data has ...

Cloud-based mapping service CartoDB has released a beta version of a new tool, Odyssey.js, that lets you create interactive maps in Markdown without knowing how to code. The open source tool lets you ...

Americans will be able to bear witness to a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. To put that in perspective, it’s the first time anyone has been able to see the natural phenomenon from North America in ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — One company is making 3D interactive maps of schools to let first responders know where to go in situations like fires or an active shooter, which coulddrastically reduce ...