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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 ...

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 ...

Literally a Map Showing All the Buildings in the World

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.
Gizmodo

Startup’s Proposed Satellite Swarm Would Create 3D Maps of Earth’s Entire Surface

NUVIEW's satellite constellation will use LiDAR to create its 3D maps, which could prove beneficial to farmers and urban planners. Reading time 2 minutes Satellites flying overhead in Earth’s orbit ...

GlobalBuildingAtlas: 3D Models of 2.8 Billion Buildings in the World on GitHub

A research team from Munich has created an immense dataset of all structures in the world. It is intended to help with urban ...
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 ...
Business Wire

Sidus Space’s Revolutionary 3D-Printed Satellite Highlighted by Markforged

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering ...
Fox Business

3D-printed NASA satellite marks ‘game-changer’ for space exploration: Michio Kaku

NASA’s mission to the moon has returned – but this time, with a modern tech twist. A 3D-printed satellite the size of a microwave oven was launched into space Tuesday, embarking on a new path around ...