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 ...

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 ...

This incredible map shows the world’s 2.75 billion buildings

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

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.
Crain's New York

This 3D modeling company wants to slash building renovation budgets

A five-year-old technology company that provides digitalization software and services for building owners and design professionals has raised its first round of outside funds. Integrated Projects has ...
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft

All the world's buildings available as 3D models for the first time

GlobalBuildingAtlas: an open global and complete dataset of building polygons, heights and LoD1 3D models“. Earth System Science Data (ESSD). DOI: 10.5194/essd-17-6647-2025 ...

Hyper3D’s Advanced 3D Model Generator Addresses Critical Production Challenges for ...

The production of high-quality three-dimensional assets has long been constrained by the technical expertise and time investment required to create professional-grade models. Hyper3D, the flagship ...
Ars Technica

New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life

On Thursday, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University unveiled LegoGPT, an AI model that creates physically stable Lego structures from text prompts. The new system not only designs Lego models that ...