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 ...

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 ...

The New York Public Library holds a massive collection of historic maps, and the institution wants the public to help make sure these maps are precise and completely correct. The library has taken ...

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 ...

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 ...

Esri has released ArcGIS Runtime, a new technology to help developers create powerful, lightweight GIS applications that display quickly and are deployed easily. ArcGIS Runtime features a modern ...

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