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 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

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 ...
9to5google

Android Auto more widely rolling out 3D buildings in Google Maps, enabled by default

Earlier this year Google Maps on Android Auto started showing buildings in 3D while driving. Now, that functionality is rolling out more widely, and we’ve got a few more details on it as well. 3D ...
HotHardware

Google Maps Is Getting A Sweet 3D Upgrade That Will Make Navigating Big Cities A Breeze

A small but nifty feature is coming to Google Maps on Android Auto and CarPlay that allows you to see 3D graphics of buildings when navigating between points. This feature has never been seen before ...
autoevolution

What Google Maps? 3D Maps Coming to Cars as Next-Generation Upgrade

While Google Maps is currently one of the world’s top navigation applications, dedicated solutions coming pre-loaded on new-generation cars are also becoming more advanced, getting new capabilities ...
autoevolution

Google Maps Seemingly Getting a 3D Update on Android Auto

Google Maps remains the world's favorite mobile navigation app, though the controversial interface update released earlier this year served as a solid reason to jump ship to Apple Maps and Waze.
Forbes

The Future Of Maps Is Immersive

As technologies have evolved over millennia, so have the ways in which we’ve mapped the world. But the reasons we map remain the same. From geographic discovery, exploration, and storytelling to the ...
Mashable

Zooming out on Google Maps no longer shows a flat map

Take a look at a map today, and you might think North America is larger than Africa or Greenland is larger than Mexico and China. But that's not true in the slightest. The issue derives from trying to ...
Fast Company

AI researchers want to map the 3D world. That means going vertical—and possibly nuclear

Spatial intelligence is an emerging approach to deploying AI in the physical world. By combining mapping data with artificial intelligence, it aims to deliver “smart data” tied to specific ...
Computerworld

Google DeepMind and World Labs unveil AI tools to create 3D spaces from simple prompts

Google DeepMind and startup World Labs this week both revealed previews of AI tools that can be used to create immersive 3D environments from simple prompts. World Labs, the startup founded by AI ...
Reuters

Google deploying planes over cities for 3D maps

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities, the Internet search company's latest step in its ambitious and sometimes ...