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Scientists seeking shelter from harsh weather accidentally discovered that a long-feared Antarctic "danger zone" was actually a small rocky island that had never been properly mapped. The find reminds us that even in our satellite age, there's still plenty of Earth left to explore.
The company behind Pokémon Go is creating a constantly updating 3D map of the world that will help robots navigate cities with pinpoint accuracy. Their crowdsourced approach solves a problem that has stumped tech giants for decades.
After two failed startups, a Nigerian geographer built a tool that solved a 20-year government challenge. His offline mapping app digitally charted every building, road, and settlement across Africa's most populous nation.