Using the wheel, string and protractor — and trigonometry — we would be able to work out both the heights of landmarks and their distance away. If you place the protractor horizontally and put it in ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...

Ongoing coverage of COVID-19, and its impact on Seattle and the technology industry. See all of GeekWire’s special coverage. by Alan Boyle on Feb 19, 2020 at 2:48 pm March 5, 2020 at 10:36 am These ...

Surrounded by miles of inaccessible bays, sandy and rocky beaches and an abundance of wildlife and tropical vegetation, including thick, forbidding mangroves, mapping the island would be a challenge ...

At least we've got videogames to keep us travelling in the middle of a pandemic. If you're looking for more places to visit, a Minecraft player has recreated the Hawaiian Islands in a "fully playable" ...