New Satellite Map of Earth Unveiled

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 07.01.09 | 10:05 AM ET

The latest terrain map, a collaboration between NASA and the Japanese government, offers coverage of 99 percent of the planet’s surface. The best previous effort managed 80 percent.

Tags: Geography for Fun and Profit, Maps, Shrinking Planet

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Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in Reader's Digest Canada, NationalGeographic.com, the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.

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1 Comment for New Satellite Map of Earth Unveiled

Hal Amen 07.01.09 | 11:26 AM ET

Great find, Eva!

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