Digital Age Map Making with MapMachine

Aside from excellent photography, National Geographic is known for publishing great maps of the world. Now you can create your very own personalized map on the National Geographic website and purchase a printed copy online. The web-based app called MapMachine allows you to click anywhere in the world and select from a variety of information to display, from satellite images to topography to population data (pictured) and more. You can also email the maps to yourself or a friend and print the map on your own. The current featured theme map of global annual temperatures provides a sample of some of the data that you can display on the globe.