Scientists in Germany have, for the first time, created the most comprehensive digital representation of the world’s man-made environment by compiling a massive 3D, high-resolution dataset containing ...

From the latest skyscraper in a Chinese megalopolis to a six‑foot‑tall yurt in Inner Mongolia, researchers at the Technical University of Munich claim they have created a map of all buildings ...

Step aside, Google Maps; stand down, Apple Maps. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany have created a new online atlas that shows the location of 2.75 billion buildings ...

From historic homes in Edinburgh to towering skyscrapers in Shanghai, you can now explore every building in the world from the comfort of your home. An incredible new map charts the location and size ...

Niantic is releasing a new version of its Scaniverse app to let users capture objects around them with more details. Scaniverse 4 will allow users to capture places and objects in 3D through a ...

Something to look forward to: The 3D view in Google Maps has become increasingly detailed and informative over the past year, offering users vivid previews of landmarks. Recent updates merge this ...

The online mapping stuff just keeps getting better. A company called EveryScape is launching on Monday a three-dimensional local search site that lets people "drive" down streets and even "walk" into ...

When Harrisburg University announced it was going to build a new academic tower -- and what could be the tallest building in Harrisburg, the news got our attention. After all, it's been almost 40 ...

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 ...

Japan’s Micware Group has debuted Dynamic Share Map, a 3D spatial platform that takes a very different approach to how cities ...

Niantic bought a company that was crowdsourcing a 3D map of the world, and now it’s looking to leverage its network of gamers to help it create an AR platform that will outmaneuver Apple and ...