From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.

With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first ...

For the first time, researchers have assembled a complete digital picture of the world’s built environment, mapping every ...

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

A Michigan Tech student’s 3D model of an iconic Upper Peninsula iron mine helps researchers visualize and measure the energy storage potential that awaits in abandoned hard-metal mines. Keweenaw ...

Imagine strapping on a virtual reality headset and 'walking' through a long-gone neighborhood in your city -- seeing the streets and buildings as they appeared decades ago. That's a very real ...

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Google has updated Google Maps with over a thousand new 3D models for buildings and landmarks across the world. Google has updated Google Maps with over a thousand new 3D models for buildings and ...

Apple has quietly updated its Maps app to include additional 3D coverage of the new Apple Park campus location in Cupertino, California. The enhanced detail includes a "Map" view with 3D building ...

Google Maps has long sported 3D models of major world landmarks. Some of them, however, left something to be desired. For example, the Piazza del Duomo in Florence was missing its signature domes. Now ...

Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...

A first-ever 3D model of the Rano Raraku quarry lets anyone examine Easter Island’s iconic statue workshop in vivid detail.