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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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" ...