A number of research institutions are currently developing systems in which autonomous robots could be sent into places such as burning buildings, to create a map of the floor plan for use by waiting ...

Getting a solid GPS location in a city can be tough thanks to all the tall buildings. Skyscrapers reflect the GPS signal and can make your location data go crazy, but now, Google says it can correct ...

Accurate and comprehensive building data is critical for urban management and planning. Existing datasets, such as those from Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, often lack completeness and accuracy in East ...

Want to get an idea what your neighborhood would look like if that proposed apartment building or retail complex goes up on your street? The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is creating ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have built a wearable sensor system that automatically creates a digital map of the environment through which the wearer is moving. The prototype system, described in ...

Crypto-enabled mapping startup Hivemapper raised $18 million in April to create the world's first decentralized mapping network. Hivemapper co-founder and CEO Ariel Seidman discusses the need for maps ...

With the aid of a Microsoft Kinect, a laser range finder and a laptop, MIT researchers have built a wearable piece of gear that maps a building in real time. The prototype SLAM (Simultaneous ...

Palm Beach County School District, the nation's tenth-largest school district with over 190,000 students, is taking a major leap forward in campus safety. The district announced today that GeoComm's ...

In downtown Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTiC) — once a rubber and mining tycoon’s family home in the 1930s — is now dazzling with Terang 2024, an annual outdoor ...