For most of human history, maps have flattened the world. Cities appeared as outlines, buildings as blocks of colour, and entire neighbourhoods were reduced to symbols on paper or screens. That ...

Google Maps has got fresh competition. Using machine learning, computer engineers have developed an interactive map that ...

New 3D models uncover hidden heat beneath Greenland, linking deep Earth processes to ice sheet behavior and future sea level ...

A research team at the Technical University of Munich has achieved an unprecedented scientific accomplishment by developing a ...

The map is called the GlobalBuildingAtlas, and you can access it online now. Compared to previous databases of this type, ...

D heat maps show how deep temperature patterns under Greenland help explain uneven ice loss and land motion, improving future ...

Voyager (which is now just referred to as "guided tours") used to be accessed by clicking a ship's wheel icon on the left sidebar of the Google Earth app. That's no longer how you access this resource ...

Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...