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 ...

You may have seen some of the beautiful maps of building ages that have been cropping up around the internet. I first noticed an amazing one of Portland, and then another great one of Brooklyn. I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3D building map Step aside, Google Maps; stand down, Apple Maps. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in ...

Computer scientists have developed a piece of software that makes it very easy to create 3-D models of entire buildings. Running on a new type of tablet computer, the program generates 3-D maps in ...

GPS is readily used in enterprise mobility today — is indoor mapping next? GPS, geo-positioning, and mapping applications have become increasingly common in recent years for field service workers. Now ...