Science News
451.1K views | +15 today
Follow
Science News
All the latest and important science news
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

[VIDEO] 3D city models - automated processes

To enable as many cities as possible to have their own 3D city model, the specialists from 3D Reality Maps, perfected the next generation of high resolution 3D landscape models, and the technology for 3D modeling of cities.
No comment yet.
Rescooped by Sakis Koukouvis from Classemapping
Scoop.it!

Concept Mapping: Decisions Based on Science

Concept Mapping: Decisions Based on Science | Science News | Scoop.it

Some examples: A Zoo View, Extreme Weather, Tackle Trash, Your Burger and the World.



Via Lucas Gruez
No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

Earth Mapped in 3D for 1st Time

Earth Mapped in 3D for 1st Time | Science News | Scoop.it
Earth observation satellites have completely mapped the entire land surface of Earth for the first time in a German Aerospace Center (DLR) project designed to create the world’s first single-source, high-precision, 3D digital-elevation model of...
No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

Scientists introduces automated imaging to greatly speed whole-brain mapping efforts

Scientists introduces automated imaging to greatly speed whole-brain mapping efforts | Science News | Scoop.it
New technology transforms the way detailed anatomical images can be made of whole brains and will greatly facilitate systematic comparison of neuroanatomy in mouse models of human brain disorders, e.g., autism and schizophrenia.
No comment yet.
Suggested by Pavlos Nomikos
Scoop.it!

Ordering the Heavens: A Visual History of Mapping the Universe

Ordering the Heavens: A Visual History of Mapping the Universe | Science News | Scoop.it
From Copernicus to Ancient Korea, or what the Chinese concept of change has to do with Aztec astrology.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

The Skin is Also a Map

The Skin is Also a Map | Science News | Scoop.it

We did not randomly feel the world, but that our brain created a special map that represented our skin surface. This map of the skin surface is in the same place in everyone’s brain, and is called the primary sensory cortex (or somatosensory cortex, see below).


Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience

No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

Which Direction Now? Just Ask the North-facing Map in Your Head - Association for Psychological Science

Which Direction Now? Just Ask the North-facing Map in Your Head - Association for Psychological Science | Science News | Scoop.it

“Our memory for our city of residence shows a map-like character,” says Meilinger, a research scientist at the institute. “And that map seems to be oriented towards the north.” Frankenstein adds: “At least in western societies, where maps are north-oriented, and people usually use maps and are able to read them, they can -and will- rely on their memory of city maps for certain spatial tasks.”

No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

The Map in Our Head

The Map in Our Head | Science News | Scoop.it
We have an easier time finding our way around our home town when we're facing north, a new study finds. That suggests our spatial perception has been trained by maps.
No comment yet.