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

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Physical maps might feel out of date in our smartphone and GPS age but maps aren’t just for navigation. They are windows into ...

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

Around the world, trail designers are quietly employing surprising techniques to engineer awe. You’ve probably felt it ...

Physical AI can map the future of commercial driving to reduce costs, protect frontline workers with proactive safety, and ...

Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.

In the mid-1700s, Denmark tried to capture its natural world in ink and copper. Artists and scholars spent more than a ...