Apple is eyeing a new Maps app for iOS devices with “schematic maps,” per a patent that’s appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. The patent, “entitled Schematic Maps,” involves systems and ...

In a report from Computerworld way back in 2009, we learned that Apple had quietly acquired Maps API company Placebase. Then, founder of Placebase and CEO, Jaron Waldman, started working at Apple on a ...

While we do hesitate to read too much into Apple's patent applications, a couple of new applications published earlier today are gaining some attention for their connections to other Apple-related ...

How do you best represent the complex New York City subway system on an easy-to-read map? That's a challenge John Tauranac has been working on since the 1970s, when he chaired the MTA's subway map ...

This schematic map of the Mediterranean shows its different basins and its main wind and fluvial patterns. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

At first glance, the TTC's schematic map — you know, that diagram of the subway you see at stations and in official city documents — is... fine? It's fine. It's whatever. Through the eyes of a design ...

Metro map visualisation and transit network design have become integral components of urban transport planning, combining cutting‐edge algorithmic strategies with refined aesthetic principles. This ...

As the world’s biggest cities become increasingly populous, demand for capacity on underground metro networks has also skyrocketed. As metros mutate and change shape, the transit maps that serve them ...