Inspired by the new A Minecraft Movie, Britain's national mapping agency has created a complete representation of the country, with all the surrounding islands, using its own detailed map data. Maps ...

A collaborative research team has improved visual localization and topographic mapping techniques that enable China's Zhurong rover to navigate and conduct scientific investigations on Mars.

These enhancements allowed for the creation of high-resolution 3D topographic maps with centimeter-level accuracy, which were critical for obstacle analysis and rover path planning. Furthermore ...