When you think of Google Maps, you often only associate it with how to get around new cities. However, it's filled with secret features that you probably did not know about. In fact, did you know that ...

Can you explain how to interpret a course elevation map? I’m trying to get a better understanding of a marathon I’m running this fall that looks intimidating on the chart, but there is no mention on ...

The website veloroutes.org/elevation has a map of the world where you can find the elevation of any address. Just type in the full address that you want to look up ...

Android: Google updated its Maps app with a bunch of new features today, including elevation for bicycle directions, voice actions in navigation mode, and a slide out menu for Your Places. Android ...

Thank you to GEB reader ‘DJ’ for suggesting this idea in the comments of our post on simulating lakes. It turns out that the algorithm for drawing contours given a regular array of altitude data is ...