Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...
A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...
A team of Germany-based researchers recently unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, which is likely the most detailed 3D map of ...
Using satellite data since 2019, researchers have created a map featuring nearly three billion buildings around the world.
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.
Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project aims to create this vital resource. Africa’s official maps are stuck in the ...
On average, Africa’s tropical forests gained carbon until 2010, then lost it rapidly—especially between 2015 and 2017. Gains ...
Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), led by Professor Xiaoxiang Zhu, have published the ...
Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political borders.
A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions suggest.
From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.
The revealing findings of a nationwide mapping of Greece’s active faults and how they reshape seismic-hazard assessments.