Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

Compass Maps is excited to announce the release of its much-anticipated Summer Edition. This latest update brings a suite of features designed to enhance, personalize and monetize every road trip ...

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

A new product called Compass Stone has arrived on Kickstarter, and it's looking to change the way we use our phones for GPS navigation. The idea behind Compass Stone is simple: people should be ...

Google has announced that it is bringing back the compass widget within Maps on Android devices. In a support post, Google said it has decided to bring back the compass due to "overwhelming support" ...

Unless users opt out, the default route will be the “eco-friendly” one if comparable options take about the same time, Google said. After a two-year disappearance, the compass on the Google Maps ...