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

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

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.

Scientists in Germany have, for the first time, created the most comprehensive digital representation of the world’s man-made ...

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

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

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As technologies have evolved over millennia, so have the ways in which we’ve mapped the world. But the reasons we map remain the same. From geographic discovery, exploration, and storytelling to the ...

Researchers have discovered what may be the world's oldest three-dimensional map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin. Researchers have discovered what may be the ...

Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Zhu noted that the map introduces a new metric called building volume per capita, a global indicator that measures total building mass per individual and highlights social and economic disparities ...