'Explore the unexpected' in Nat Geo's new series 'Mapology' with Kal Penn

National Geographic Channel is set to launch a new series next year called 'Mapology', which will be produced and hosted by Kal Penn and will explore the ways maps provide insights into the world around us.

With the explosion of infographics and big data, maps aren't just about geography anymore; they can now tell us all kinds of things about the human experience.

Courteney Monroe, CEO, National Geographic Channel said that with Mapology, they were stripping down the layers of the world to discover hidden connections that would enhance audience's views of what's really happening, not only the world at large, but in their small world.

The series will take viewers on a journey to understand how things like money, sex, food, sports, crime, weather and even animal migrations influence their daily lives by exploring and generating infographics from information banks and data analysis and it will investigate different themes through the mapping of new data, the creative visualization of information and in-depth personal stories with fascinating characters.

Penn said that National Geographic has a legacy of transporting people to amazing places and he was excited to be the viewer's gateway to cartography and statistics.

The series is slated to air Spring 2015 on NGC, and will air internationally on National Geographic Channel in 170 countries and 45 languages.