end ▁that ▁already ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁century . ▁For ▁instance , ▁self - location , ▁browser ▁search ▁of ▁places , ▁business , ▁products , ▁and ▁area ▁and ▁distance ▁calculation . ▁At ▁the ▁present ▁time , ▁computer ▁based ▁software ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁big ▁companies ▁that ▁offer ▁their ▁services ▁to ▁a ▁world wide ▁public , ▁such ▁as ▁Google ▁Maps , ▁B ing ▁Maps , ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Maps , ▁ES RI ▁Geographic ▁Information ▁System ▁( G IS ), ▁Cart o DB , ▁Map box , ▁etc . ▁Many ▁other ▁state - based , ▁regional ▁and ▁smaller ▁initi atives ▁and ▁companies ▁offer ▁their ▁services . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁online ▁map ▁services ▁is ▁quite ▁long ▁and ▁is ▁growing ▁every day . ▁▁ ▁Historical ▁map ▁collections ▁▁ ▁Rec ent ▁development ▁also ▁include ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁ancient ▁maps ▁and ▁modern ▁scholar ▁research ▁combined ▁with ▁modern ▁computer ▁software ▁to ▁elaborate ▁period ical ▁history ▁maps . ▁In iti atives ▁such ▁as ▁Eur at las ▁History ▁Maps ▁( they ▁cover ▁whole ▁Europe ▁from ▁year ▁ 1 ▁AD ▁to ▁the ▁present ), ▁Cent enn ia ▁Historical ▁Atlas ▁( they ▁cover ▁Europe ▁from ▁year ▁ 1 0 0 0 AD ▁to ▁the ▁present ), ▁Ge ac ron ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁what ' s ▁called ▁Historical ▁Cart ography . ▁These ▁maps ▁include ▁evolution ▁of ▁countries , ▁provinces ▁and ▁cities , ▁wars ▁and ▁batt les , ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁border ▁changes , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Today ▁historical ▁cart ography ▁is ▁th riv ing . ▁The ▁special ization ▁of ▁map