Navigon’s just announced a new high-end GPS unit, the 8100T, that actually displays the right terrain in its map representations. Dubbed Panorama View 3D, the system uses NASA-derived height data to ...

Google has announced a new mode called Terrain for Google Maps which lets you see relief maps of 3D terrain. This is a very useful mode if you are going hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. in rough ...

Lockheed Martin’s Hydra Fusion Tools drone software now enables drones to form three dimensional terrain maps as they fly, providing real-time tactical information and mapping data for conflict or ...

Features: Interactive trail maps with descriptions and trail ratings; real-time 3D mapping for in-bounds and backcountry terrain; downloadable content for areas with no mobile service; run tracking ...

ST. LOUIS — A technology gap in the autonomous vehicle industry today is access to highly accurate 3D maps of the Earth so vehicles can identify objects and safely navigate in unfamiliar terrain.

Researchers with the Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) unveiled new drone surveillance technology that can map underwater terrain and create cloud-accessible 3-D mission area maps ...

Google today relaunched their Keyhole satellite Image mapping system as Google Earth. Google Earth combines 3D buildings and terrain with mapping capability and Google search and is based on Keyhole ...

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have some exciting ideas about the future of digital mapping for space exploration. They completed a paper titled ...