Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do on a day-to-day basis. (This is one of the ...

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

Humans can reliably turn maps into directions. A new research project demonstrates a way for AI to learn navigation by looking at a map, too. (Christopher Osburn/Army Reserve) Maps are a human ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 113, No. 50 (December 13, 2016), pp. 14289-14293 (5 pages) We administered map-reading tasks in which participants ...

Cadets from 3rd Regiment, Basic Camp laced up their boots and grabbed a compass for their land association and map reading courses on July 13. Broken off into their platoons, Cadets rotated through a ...

Researchers have found that children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading from the age of just four! The study involved 175 two to five-year-olds. It reveals that four-year-olds ...

Solvang Library invites local adventurers to explore the world of geologic map reading at a free workshop, Adventures in Geology: Map Reading and the Story of the Dibblee Maps, on Thursday, July 25.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At the base of Mount Southington, a small ski hill in Connecticut, I ...