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 ...
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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 of the world’s man-made ...

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.
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Google Earth: Making 3D models

Ever wonder how designers make models in 3D? Check out this free program from Google that lets you create, view and edit 3D plans quickly and easily. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and ...

First-of-its-kind 3D model lets you explore Easter Island statues up close

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...
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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 ...
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3D Model Offers Close-Up Easter Island Statue Tour

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote ...

You Can Now Visit ‘Archeological Disneyland’ From the Comfort of Home

Despite standing on one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth, the iconic moai of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) can now be experienced from the comfort of your home.

3D model of Easter Island quarry offers new clues on how giant stone heads were made

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were ...