A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

From historic homes in Edinburgh to towering skyscrapers in Shanghai, you can now explore every building in the world from ...

A team of Germany-based researchers recently unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, which is likely the most detailed 3D map of ...

Google Maps has got fresh competition. Using machine learning, computer engineers have developed an interactive map that ...

A DETAILED 3D map of all the buildings in the world has been modelled – can you guess these famous landmarks? Combining nearly 800,000 satellite images, the map shows the location and size ...

"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to ...

For most of human history, maps have flattened the world. Cities appeared as outlines, buildings as blocks of colour, and entire neighbourhoods were reduced to symbols on paper or screens. That ...

In asmall cave tucked away south of Paris, scientists believe they’ve stumbled upon something extraordinary: what might be ...

The map is called the GlobalBuildingAtlas, and you can access it online now. Compared to previous databases of this type, such as the Microsoft Building Footprint database, it offers information on ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The ...

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