Microsoft Flight Simulator is renowned not only as a flight experience but also for creating one of the most realistic digital maps of the entire planet. The journey began decades ago, long before ...

Open-world games use geographic technology for stunning, realistic maps of real locations globally. True Crime: Streets of LA was one of the first to recreate a real-world city accurately in an ...

The most complete digital topographic ever made of the Earth was released by NASA Monday. The map, known as a global ... and vertical accuracy, more realistic coverage over water bodies and ...

Much of the news had to do with Google Maps, APIs, KML search, and KML support on other platforms. However, this past weekend Google released an enormous amount of new imagery all over the world.

That means you'll see the world in a more realistic way: "With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland's projection is no longer the size of Africa," Google Maps said on Twitter.

With a hyper fixation on detail and the entire world map to fly, sail, and fight over, this could be something very special indeed. This is Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age. Set during ...

You can virtually tour 100 world landmarks through the app. As such, you can visit New York City's Empire State Building, London's Big Ben, and more. Furthermore, this Google Maps feature makes ...

Additionally, a more realistic map of the world's seamounts benefits humans by providing submarines with accurate undersea maps to plan safe routes. In 2021, Navy investigators determined that an ...