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Digital invisibility ends worldwide—first-ever 3D map puts all 2.75B buildings on the grid

For the first time, researchers have assembled a complete digital picture of the world’s built environment, mapping every ...
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Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.
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Visit a quarry on Easter Island in 3D without leaving your living room

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

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.

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 ...
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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 ...

3D model shows small clans created Easter Island statues

We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” ...