Each week, Spatial Source finds the best that the internet has to offer.

From charts of UFO sightings in the United States to surveys of bear population density in Finland to a 3-D visualisation of where London’s airport employees live, a new collection of maps shows off the skill and creativity of today’s cartographers. This article runs you through just some of the best maps being made today. [National Geographic]

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Cloud computing has to be one of the most misunderstood terms in use today, with many people taking it to mean mere cloud storage. To add to the confusion, there are now at least 19 additional ways to talk about cloud computing, including ‘fog computing’, ‘dew computing’, ‘edge computing’ and ‘intercloud’. Allow IEEE Spectrum to clear the fog for you. [IEEE Spectrum]

Believe it or not, there is still a large group of people who believe that Earth is flat. Flat Earthers, as they call themselves, believe in a round Earth conspiracy orchestrated by NASA and other government agencies. They even have a Flat Earth Society with over 500 members. What would you say to one if you met one? [Geoawesomeness]

Pic4Carto is an easy and simple way to find open sourced photographs of any location in the world. Simply click on the Pic4Carto interactive map and you can find photographs of that- including the above from Paris’s Arc de Triumph: Maria Eklind (CC BY-SA 2.0) [Maps Mania]

Discovering the wonders of Mongolia might mean leaving the paved streets and heading into the desert. Whilst that’s great for a biking trip, a lack of addressing can make logistics difficult and frustrating for adventure tour operator, Nomadic Off Road. Fortunately 3 word addresses are there to keep the adventure going. [what3words]