Imagine the scene: You’re driving in an unfamiliar city and use Google Maps on your iPhone to get directions to your next meeting. But you don’t just want to know how to get from point A to point B.

As technologies have evolved over millennia, so have the ways in which we’ve mapped the world. But the reasons we map remain the same. From geographic discovery, exploration, and storytelling to the ...

Vantor WorldView 3D imagery shows changing water levels in the Hoover Dam. The image on the right was collected on June 28, 2026. Credit: Vantor SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor, the company previously known as ...