Google Maps has exciting details about locations around the world. One of the most valuable things to learn about an area is ...

Google Maps allows you to easily check elevation metrics, making it easier to plan hikes and walks. You can find elevation data on Google Maps by searching for a location and selecting the Terrain ...

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 ...

You can find your elevation on Google Maps by turning on the "Terrain" function. By default, Google Maps only shows elevation in mountainous areas — it doesn't report elevation everywhere.

It’s not shrinkage — it’s “height modernization.” Topographic surveying by members of the National Geodetic Survey.Credit...Family of Vice Admiral H. Arnold Karo/Coast & Geodetic Survey ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world’s forests by combining data from three NASA satellites. The map will help scientists build an inventory ...