The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) thinks that today's computer maps of the Earth are inaccurate for its needs. So it recently awarded a grant to a Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Google Maps has added a new view layer to its repertoire today. It's called terrain view, and as the name suggests, it lets you get a detailed look at natural geographical features, as well as man ...

But with any new addition to Google Maps, you have some users who are not happy. Many thought Google removed the Terrain View. It has not been removed, it was moved into the "More" menu.

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Antarctica has become the best-mapped continent on Earth with a new high-resolution terrain map showing the ice-covered landmass in unprecedented detail. The Reference Elevation Model of ...

The new data is 10-meter resolution. Google Earth’s terrain data mostly comes from NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission which is at best 30 meter and sometimes 90 meter in resolution.

Open Google Maps and use the search bar to find the location of interest. Hover over (or tap) the Layers icon to open the menu and select Terrain. Zoom into a shaded region, which indicates hills ...

It sends these maps to the trained machine, which evaluates them and sends its feedback. At first, of course, the generated landscapes are poor representations of Earth terrain.

Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.