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 ...

A team of Germany-based researchers recently unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, which is likely the most detailed 3D map of buildings ever developed. Introduced earlier this month, the database ...

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

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 ...

During the Siege in 1689, up to 30,000 Protestant supporters of King William III held the Walled City for 105 days in the face of the Catholic King James II, until the relief fleet broke the boom ...

Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...

A research team from Munich has created an immense dataset of all structures in the world. It is intended to help with urban ...

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

A first-ever 3D model of the Rano Raraku quarry lets anyone examine Easter Island’s iconic statue workshop in vivid detail.