How Maps Have Changed Over Time

Table of Contents
Introduction
Invention-the satellite
Development of maps over time
Comparison of early maps and modern maps
Introduction
Maps has given humans accurate locations, and helped world-travelling become a dream to reality. However, maps weren’t always as accurate as it is now. It has taken thousands of years of research and development for maps to become accurate enough to fully rely on. Humans have invented many tools so that maps could be as accurate as possible. One of the most widely known tools would be the compass, satellite, longitude, latitude, etc. Although all these inventions have helped greatly in creating and developing maps, satellites have provided information that was incredibly accurate.

Invention-the satellite The satellite is the most recent invention that humans made that has influenced maps, and it is a truly revolutionary invention. The satellite has led technology and geography to a new stage, including the GIS(Geographic Information Systems) and the GPS(Global Positioning System). The Global Positioning System was
As it gradually improved, some features appeared, some disappeared over time. Firstly, Modern maps has longitude and latitude in reason for accuracy and location and usually doesn’t have a compass as it did before. In addition, old maps used to be handwritten with ink whereas these days we can find maps on the internet or maps made by machines in quality paper. Lastly, there are various types of modern maps, including height contour maps. These changes occurred because of the development of maps, and people continuously invented new ways to make a map more accurate and organized. In addition, as people proved some theories and thoughts wrong, features that existed because of those theories could have disappeared over time. For example, longitude has been invented to know where you were around the world, and helped maps become more