Machine learning just helped researchers create the biggest 3D map of buildings around the world

A team of Germany-based researchers recently unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, which is likely the most detailed 3D map of buildings ever developed. Introduced earlier this month, the database ...

It could be the atlas of our era: scientists publish a 3D map that records every building ever constructed and could revolutionise demographic analysis

Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), led by Professor Xiaoxiang Zhu, have published the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Modern Humans Reached Australia Around 60,000 Years Ago via Two Routes, Genetic Analysis Suggests

The study bolsters one hypothesis of when people arrived at the landmass that became Australia and other islands, and ...

‘Build up’: The unanimous verdict from leaders on how to fix Townsville’s CBD

For decades, Townsville’s CBD has been a ghost town, a daunting challenge with no silver bullet in sight. But a fierce new ...
Nature

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...
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The world’s least densely populated countries

Where in the world do the fewest people live per square kilometer? This question is regularly answered by new statistics.