Some say we should change symbols for Japanese-language maps at this opportunity, while others say the traditional symbols should stay. Either way, it will take a while before any changes are made, as ...

Learn about essential map skills including how to work out direction, how to show height on a map and what map symbols are.

A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map.

Another post on Reddit stirred similar curiosity when another passenger spotted a similar animal symbol on the seat map and questioned its meaning.

Baffled plane passenger spots unexpected symbol on aeroplane seat map A passenger was checking-in online when they spotted an unexpected symbol across a wide number of seats.

Six symbols will be replaced, including one the represent a police station, now to be denoted by a saluting officer. (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) Another confusing symbol is an X.

There's plenty to look at as you navigate in Aloft, with symbols across the map table to help you find the most important islands.

GOOGLE MAPS has unearthed a 1,200-foot magical occult symbol in the middle of Kazakhstan, with the meaning behind it revealed by an archaeologist.

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. For more than 200 years, its maps featured symbols for the most commonly ...