Read more maps stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3978/maps.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 01:36:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/88872/google-sorry-its-street-cars-snooped-too-much.htmlJohn Johnson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=353317&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331195210' border='0' />Google has pronounced itself "profoundly sorry" for the revelation that its roving street-map vehicles have been inadvertently collecting data about websites people visit over unprotected WiFi networks. The company says it's ditching the data and fixing the problem. (See its explanation and apology here .) Some early reaction: "It’s not...An undated file photo made of one of Google's street-mapping cars.http://www.newser.com/story/88872/google-sorry-its-street-cars-snooped-too-much.htmlSat, 15 May 2010 10:13:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13284/at-500-1st-america-map-baffles.htmlJohn Lister<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=52046&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401024959' border='0' />The Library of Congress this week unveils the first map to use the name "America"—and the 500-year-old mysteries that go with it. The 1507 map by a German monk includes a surprisingly precise rendering of South America, Reuters reports, and seemingly predicts the contours of the continent's Pacific coast...This is a detail of the 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemuller, the first map known to use the name "America," which is being encased in a state-of -the-art display case, on display at the Library of Congress in Washington, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.The map spent nearly 400 years in obscurity in the library of a castle in southern Germany and was rediscovered in 1901. The Library of Congress purchased the map for $10 million in 2003. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh)http://www.newser.com/story/13284/at-500-1st-america-map-baffles.htmlTue, 04 Dec 2007 17:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12751/antarctica-gets-high-def-map.htmlKatherine Thompson<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=50228&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401025246' border='0' />A new high-definition, real-color interactive map of Antarctica unveiled yesterday will give a bird's-eye view of the frozen continent, MSNBC reports. But the virtual tour isn't just for pointy-headed scientists—it's also available free online to anyone. Satellite imagery was collected into a 100-billion-pixel database that is zoomable and searchable.An iceberg melts off Collins Glaciers in front of King George's Island, Antarctica, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007.An international team of scientists have unveiled a high-definition map of the frozen continent, and made it available online for the general public. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)http://www.newser.com/story/12751/antarctica-gets-high-def-map.htmlWed, 28 Nov 2007 13:21:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/724/miners-dig-for-gold-in-belgian-museum.htmlJ. Kelman<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=811&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035723' border='0' />A Belgian museum filled with stacks of faded geological maps of the Congo—a former colony—has become an unlikely mecca for mining companies searching for new deposits. With prices soaring and on-site exploration impeded by armed militias, drillers are eager to shell out hefty research fees to the Royal...SOUTH AFRICA. Gold mine workers. 1978. (PAR295960) http://www.newser.com/story/724/miners-dig-for-gold-in-belgian-museum.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2007 11:33:55 CDT