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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you enjoy reviewing your cycle rides, runs or hikes in Strava, a new app lets you do this in augmented reality. Fitness AR projects a 3D terrain map of your path onto a table-top, and allows you to ...

A new compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system could make single-photon lidar practical for air and space applications such as 3D terrain mapping. Credit: Feihu Xu, University of ...

There are so many navigation apps available now that one can wish for a navigation app just to find one in the app store. Most are variations on a theme; get from point A to point B efficiently, with ...

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 ...

Grand Theft Auto fans can now get a sense of what to expect from Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V thanks to an individual who has put together a 3D terrain map of GTA V's version of the city. Chris ...

Researchers have developed a compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system that can acquire high-resolution 3D images with a low-power laser. This advance could make single-photon lidar ...