Using satellite data since 2019, researchers have created a map featuring nearly three billion buildings around the world.

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have unveiled the ...

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

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 ...

Imagine looking down at Earth from space, but in real-time! A live satellite map uses pictures taken from satellites that are ...

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

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

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

Imagine the scene: You’re driving in an unfamiliar city and use Google Maps on your iPhone to get directions to your next meeting. But you don’t just want to know how to get from point A to point B.

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 ...