NASA has created a global snapshot of the world’s forests using satellites and LIDAR, a laser technology that measures the height of forest canopy using pulses of light. This map took seven ...

Scientists have created the first global map of forest height using satellite data. The map will improve estimates of how much carbon is stored in Earth’s trees and how much carbon dioxide they ...

Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps ...

Drawing on research from Data Pandas, Newsweek has created a map outlining the average height of men across the U.S. The results place Montana, South Dakota, Alabama, Tennessee, Utah and Nebraska ...

Hotelier Richard Kessler's request for a height map amendment for a proposed multi-million dollar West River Street development hit a speed bump Tuesday after the city's planning commission tabled ...

This map extract shows exact heights by a black dot with a number next to it. The number is the height above sea level in metres. The blue triangle represents a triangulation pillar; the networks ...

Toronto looks like something out of Tron if you colour each building based on its height, like map maker and open data enthusiast Pat Forestell did this weekend. Forestell, who also made the map ...