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Diogo Ribeiro created the first scientific world map: the 1527 Padron real. This map shows, for the first time, precise coastlines, the extension of the Pacific Ocean, and the Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Gerardus Mercator made the first mathematical world map in 1569. He wanted to make the world "look right", and this led to Mercator Projection, the modern view of the world.
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Abraham Ortelius published the first atlas, book of maps, titled THE THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM.
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The Greenwich Prime Meridian became the world-wide standard for all cartographers.
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Airplanes were first used to photograph large areas of land at one time.
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The Reagan Administration opened the Global Positioning System, GPS, to the public. GPS is used for aircrafts, shipping, and transport of
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Computers were used in the mid-1990s to store, sort, and arrange data for map making in order to create map projections.
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Computers allowed for the modern GPS System within civilian life, such as directions in transportation (cars) and used when hiking.
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Google presents an application called GoogleMaps. This specific application is a "web-mapping" service that gives directions to a specific destination. Further development allowed GoogleEarth to show a satellite view of neighborhoods and homes.
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GPS became a small unit that can fit in one's hands. GPS was newly available on cellular telephones, as well.
