With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first ...

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.

Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

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

The online model lets researchers and anyone with an internet connection explore areas that the island’s 100,000 annual ...

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

As three-dimensional integrated circuit technology becomes the architectural backbone of AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and advanced edge systems, thermal management has sh ...

The production of high-quality three-dimensional assets has long been constrained by the technical expertise and time investment required to create professional-grade models. Hyper3D, the flagship ...

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

Ottawa-Twente study maps 3D subsurface temperatures under Greenland, linking Iceland hotspot history to ice dynamics and ...

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 ...

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 ...