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 ...

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.

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

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

The open-data GlobalBuildingAtlas is the first high-resolution 3D map of 2.75 billion buildings worldwide. Derived from satellite imagery by ...

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

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 ...

New 3D scans of Easter Island’s main quarry are turning a familiar mystery into a far more intricate story of labor, logistics, and landscape engineering. Instead of a single chaotic pit, the digital ...