Scientific Research Publishing

Burkholder, E.F. (2008) The 3D Global Spatial Data Model: Foundation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure. CRC Press.

ABSTRACT: Since about 1970, Geographic Information Systems (GISs) have been implemented as a tool to organize spatial data related to locations on or near the surface of the Earth. As technology ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Burkholder, E.F. (2018) The 3D Global Spatial Data Model: Principles and Applications. 2nd Edition, CRC Press.

ABSTRACT: Since about 1970, Geographic Information Systems (GISs) have been implemented as a tool to organize spatial data related to locations on or near the surface of the Earth. As technology ...
CNBC

‘Greetings, earthlings’: Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up

Washington-based Starcloud launched a satellite with an Nvidia H100 graphics processing unit in early November, sending a chip into outer space that's 100 times more powerful than any GPU compute that ...
IEEE

Adaptive Spatial Structure-Aware and Spectral Gradient Structure Tensor-Guided Model for Pansharpening

Abstract: In this article, we propose a novel adaptive spatial structure-aware and spectral gradient structure tensor-guided model (AS3GSTM) for pansharpening, which realizes the process of fusing the ...
Motor Trend

Here’s Why Tesla’s New Model Y Is Much Better Than the Old One

What would a Tesla be without controversy and split opinions? The Tesla Model Y’s midcycle refresh brought significant enough changes to earn it a spot in our 2026 SUV of the Year competition. The ...
Observer

Fei-Fei Li’s Spatial A.I. Startup World Labs Unveils Its First Product

The Stanford researcher’s startup aims to build A.I. systems fluent in the physical world. Photo by Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images So-called world models like Marble are central to Li’s vision of the ...
TechCrunch

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product

World Labs, the startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is launching its first commercial world model product. Marble is now available via freemium and paid tiers that let users turn text prompts, ...
Fast Company

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs unveils its world-generating AI model

Marble can reconstruct, generate, and simulate 3D worlds—think of it as a type of “world model.” In an interview with Fast Company, Li describes world models as a “significant” evolution of the ...
SiliconANGLE

Oracle adds AI capabilities to core database and launches a lakehouse platform

Oracle Corp. today announced the general availability of Oracle AI Database 26ai and Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse, both aimed at supporting artificial intelligence training and inference across ...
IGN

An Expert's Guide to the Best Model Kits For Adults in 2025

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...
World Bank

World Bank to Support Uzbekistan in Improving Geospatial Data Availability and Use

WASHINGTON, 19 May 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $35 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in improving the availability and use of geospatial data, in ...