I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...
Tech Xplore

Creating realistic 3D scenes from everyday online photos

A new approach is making it easier to visualize lifelike 3D environments from everyday photos already shared online, opening ...
Phys.org

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 high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide. The open data provides a crucial ...
Powder

Utah’s Sundance Mountain Launches Incredibly Detailed 3D Trail Map

View post: Want To Ski For Free on Christmas? Dress as Santa at This Utah Resort But sometimes, technology results in an addition to skiing that’s actually really neat, like Sundance Mountain’s new ...
Live Science

James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing extreme temperature swings on the exoplanet WASP-18b. When you purchase through ...
USA Today

Scientists create 1st-ever 3-dimensional map of world outside Earth's solar system

Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system that most often orbit a star. Astronomers have managed to bring an exoplanet into unprecedented focus by using a technique the researchers call 3D ...
Space.com

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water

It's the first use of a new technique called 3D eclipse mapping. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have produced the ...
IFLScience

First-Ever 3D Map Of Planet Outside Solar System Reveals Distant World’s Hot Spot And Cool Ring

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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Can 3D PRINTED hiking sandals survive the jungle?

Will they carry me through the rainforests of Costa Rica? Enough Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to break government shutdown impasse NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown's Donald Trump gesture goes ...
CU Boulder News & Events

New open-source software allows for efficient 3D printing with multiple materials

A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...
Wired

Review: AllTrails Hiking App

Extensive trail database. Excellent search filters to narrow down trails. Great community features. GPS is accurate. Excellent route planning tools (paid only). 3D flyovers are fun. Offline and ...