ArticleBody:Since the dawn of humankind, explorers and wanderers have been trying to make sense of the world around us, navigate by the stars, landmarks, and finally, roads. The earliest maps were created sometime around 600 B.C. in Babylon as crude scratches on a clay tablet. Greek scholar Ptolomy is often credited for the science of cartography, or the study and practice of making maps.
“Some people see this app and say ‘print maps are dead,’ and I say they’re not,” says April Leone, an engineer with onX and a frequent off-roader. “I think this is a good way to augment them with real-time information and input.” Leone is a fellow multi-time participant in the Rebelle Rally, an eight-day, 1,500-mile off-road competition for women.
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