LiDAR maps medieval castle terrain and flags landslide-prone slopes in Japan

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method to differentiate the topography of medieval mountain castles ...
Earth.com

Tectonic map reveals most rare earth elements formed in ancient subduction zones

A new study has found that most rare earth deposits – sources of metals essential for electronics and clean energy ...
Dexerto

Pokemon Go players are using government geological survey maps to hunt new Pokemons

Pokemon Go players used a U.S. government land survey to figure out where Silicobra spawns, and it actually works.
Space.com

A dark energy tool just created the most comprehensive 3D map of our universe ever: 'This is a major paradigm shift'

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its five-year mission to build the largest 3D map of the cosmos ...
University News & Events

DESI completes largest high-resolution 3D map of universe to date

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its originally planned five-year mission and mapped more than ...
New Scientist

Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has finished the most detailed survey of the universe to date, and the ...

Pokémon Go Fans Use Government Maps to Hunt Snakes

Pokémon Go fans are wrestling with U.S. government geographic data to find a newly-released creature: Silicobra, the sand ...
ecofinagency

DRC Signs Geological Data Agreement With EU as U.S. Mining Contract Faces Uncertainty

EU partnership to support geological data and surveys in DRC Program covers surveys, archives preservation and investment planning EU allocates €11 million to DRC under PanAfGeo+ Invest The Democratic ...
CNET

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

A look inside MassGIS — The data behind the Commonwealth’s ultimate map

THE SCENE IS GONE. FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO THE BACK BAY, FROM CRANBERRY BOGS TO CORNER STORES, THERE’S ONE THING CONNECTING EVERY INCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NO, IT’S NOT DUNCAN. IT’S DATA. QGIS IS A PLACE ...
AZ Central

We estimated data centers' water and power use. Here's how

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...