The Cartography Center of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) started in October of 1941 with hand-drawn maps that plotted the geographic data of World War II. The Center today harnesses more ...
Perhaps more so than any other tool used by the clandestine services, an accurate map can mean the difference between success and failure, or life and death. The CIA, renowned for its secrecy, has ...
In 2017, to celebrate the Central Intelligence Agency's Cartography Center's 75th anniversary, the agency declassified maps and made them available online. Here, President George Bush is seen with a ...