Browse a 3D map of the world's 2.75 billion buildings

GlobalBuildingAtlas includes almost every habitable structure on Earth. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Researchers in Germany recently accomplished a truly audacious feat of cartography . Using a diverse array of datasets, a team at the Technical University of Munich released GlobalBuildingAtlas, the first high-resolution mapping model featuring every structure in the world at a given point in time. With over 2.75 billion buildings detailed in the map, the endeavor will help create accurate analyses of urban structures, volume calculations, and infrastructure planning around the planet.