Earth view brings depth to Google's mapping service. It needs a browser plug-in for now some day we'll be cruising in 3D in Google's virtual world. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

When you’re buzzing through the air at 60 kilometres per hour, it can be hard to take in the view. But now drones can create highly detailed 3D maps as they fly, using just an ordinary video camera.

Google Maps now allows you to view your favorite global landmarks from a 3D perspective. Although the three-dimensional immersive view is not entirely complete at the moment, you can now check the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Imagine the scene: You’re driving in an unfamiliar city and use Google Maps on your iPhone ...

Researchers in South Korea have developed an ultra-small, ultra-thin LiDAR device that splits a single laser beam into 10,000 points covering an unprecedented 180-degree field of view. It's capable of ...

A high-definition LIDAR system with a rotating sensor head containing 64 semiconductor lasers allows the efficient generation of 3D environment maps at unprecedented levels of detail. Recent progress ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three dimensions.