The four main points on a compass are: north, east, south and west. A compass is used to work out direction. A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much ...

In response to recent criticism, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has released a new set of standard symbols for foreign-language maps. According to Tomoko Otake of the Japan Times, ...

If you’ve ever traveled in Asia, you may have been caught off guard by a symbol considered by most Western travelers as a sign of fascism. The swastika is an ancient Sanskrit symbol meaning “good ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. For more than 200 years, its maps featured symbols for the most commonly sought ...

Where you can launch your paddleboard from or find a farm shop could be added to OS leisure maps Ordnance Survey (OS) has revealed the top four new symbols people would like to see added to its ...

Making Proportional Symbols in KML – using the placemark icon element to make proportional symbols Using Google Charts with KML – This innovative KML approach can also be used in Google Maps and ...