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First high-resolution 3D map covering all of Earth’s 2.75 billion buildings unveiled

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

All the world's buildings available as 3D models for urban and climate research

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

This 3D Map of the Milky Way Is the Best View Yet of Our Galaxy's Warped, Twisted Shape

It's not flat like we thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. By calculating the distance from the sun to thousands of pulsating ...
Engadget

3D talking map can help the blind find their way

The Perkins School for the Blind in Massachusetts just got a high-tech installation to help keep their students from getting lost around campus: a three-dimensional map that talks. Its miniature ...
Engadget

Maps 3D PRO is a best in class GPS/Nav app for outdoor enthusiasts

There are so many navigation apps available now that one can wish for a navigation app just to find one in the app store. Most are variations on a theme; get from point A to point B efficiently, with ...
BGR

This Is The Most Detailed 3D Map Of The Universe Ever Made, And It's Mesmerizing

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (or DESI for short) has created the largest 3D map of the universe we've ever seen. DESI created the map over the course of seven months. Each month, DESI ...
The Hill

Largest 3D map of the universe shows millions of galaxies

Scientists recently finished creating the largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe ever. The map was created with the help of a special instrument that picks up radiation from distant bodies ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New 3D Map of the Universe Covers More Than 100 Million Light-Years

“It is no exaggeration to say that almost everything we know about the universe today has grown out of the effort to see past the flat, 2-D appearance of the sky and discern the true depths behind it, ...
CNET

Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion stars

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...
Digital Trends

3D map of the Milky Way depicts our galaxy’s twisted disk

Astronomers have created a 3D map of our entire galaxy by pinpointing stars called Cepheids which pulsate and can be used to track distance and changes in space. Cepheids are young stars less than 400 ...
NJ.com

3D maps show parts of NJ are the most densely populated on the planet

If everyone in Guttenberg were given the same amount of land, each of its approximately 11,700 residents would get about 61 square feet. That’s slightly more than size of a pickup truck. The fact that ...