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A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes.

Many maps are static two-dimensional, geometrically accurate (or approximately accurate) representations of three-dimensional space, while others are dynamic or interactive, even three-dimensional. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or imagined, without regard to context or scale; e.g. Brain mapping, DNA mapping, and extraterrestrial mapping.

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MIT MAV

Flying MAV Navigates Without GPS (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the last several years, researchers have been building micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can autonomously fly through different environments by relying on GPS for navigation. Recently, ...


Apple iPhone 3G

Apple iPhone to Receive Some Upgrades

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Apple iPhone is one of the most versatile smart phones around today and it's about to get better. The news of what the next generation iPhone will be like is traveling fast.


Scientists Develop New Method to Quantify Climate Modeling Uncertainty

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate scientists recognize that climate modeling projections include a significant level of uncertainty. A team of researchers using computing facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has identified ...


Point your phone to ID places

Technology / Hi Tech

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Imagine seeing a cool-looking building from afar that you want to know more about. Or seeing someone whose name you can't remember coming toward you with their hand outstretched.


Tech review: Navigating iPhone GPS applications

Technology / Software

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Since Apple Inc. announced it would support turn-by-turn GPS applications for the iPhone, a slew of GPS apps have appeared in the iTunes app store.


NASA Goddard shoots the moon to track lunar spacecraft

NASA shoots the moon to track lunar spacecraft

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

28 times per second, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center fire a laser that travels about 250,000 miles to hit the minivan-sized Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft moving at nearly 3,600 ...


Scientists complete first geological global map of Jupiter's satellite Ganymede

Scientists complete first geological global map of Jupiter's satellite Ganymede

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of the Solar System’s largest moon - and in doing so have gathered new evidence into the formation of the large, icy satellite.


Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds ...


Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets (AP)

Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (22) | comments 12

(AP) -- When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, ...


China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon

China says completes 3D moon map

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon, in an important step towards a future lunar landing, an expert involved in the project said Tuesday.


Fungal map of mutations key to increasing enzyme production for bioenergy use

Fungal map of mutations key to increasing enzyme production for bioenergy use

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In half a century, one fungus has gone from being the bane of the Army quartermasters' existence in the Pacific to industry staple and someday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's mission ...


Toward a systems biology map of iron metabolism

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward constructing a ...


New high-res map suggests little water inside moon

New high-res map suggests little water inside moon

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The most detailed map of the Moon ever created has revealed never-before-seen craters at the lunar poles. The map is also revealing secrets about the Moon's interior -- and ...


Astrophysicists map the Milky Way's 4 spiral arms

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Iowa State University's Martin Pohl is part of a research team that has developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms. The map shows the inner part of the Milky Way has two prominent, symmetric spiral ...


Final look at ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites

Final look at ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As preparations for the launch of SMOS and Proba-2 continue on schedule, the engineers and technicians at the Russian launch site say goodbye as both satellites are encapsulated within the half-shells of the ...