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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 ...

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 ...

Literally a Map Showing All the Buildings in 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.
The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell GeoData Blends Engineering with Earth Science in Environmental Sensor Projects

Cornell’s CU GeoData project team brings together engineering and earth science students to design and deploy low-cost ...
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft

All the world's buildings available as 3D models for the first time

GlobalBuildingAtlas: an open global and complete dataset of building polygons, heights and LoD1 3D models“. Earth System Science Data (ESSD). DOI: 10.5194/essd-17-6647-2025 ...
SpaceNews

NASA Funds Projects to Extend Earth Science Research

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has selected 23 projects that will harness Earth science data to improve decision-making processes. NASA will contribute approximately $22 million over the ...
ZDNet

New 3D mapping tech goes way beyond GPS to let us see the Earth in ways never before possible

A new 3D mapping project aims to improve on GPS' limitations. Project Orbion will capture and refresh data about Earth, fast. The technology could have uses in government, business, and more. Move ...