Recent advances in LiDAR technology have opened up new possibilities for robotic navigation. Given the widespread use of occupancy grid maps (OGMs) in robotic motion planning, this paper aims to ...

With the aim of bridging the gap between high quality reconstruction and robot motion planning, we propose an efficient system that leverages the concept of adaptive-resolution volumetric mapping, ...

Amid high temperatures and fires burning along Highway 101, the Santa Barbara City Council voted Tuesday to approve new high fire hazard areas in the city and require homeowners to take action to ...

Climate data non-profit CTrees has published what it says is the most detailed canopy height map of the Amazon rainforest to date, providing researchers and conservationists with a powerful new tool ...

These maps show the smoke forecast for Friday and Saturday. The Canadian wildfire smoke forecast for Friday, June 6, 2025, at 9 a.m. ET. CBS News ...

Seasonal suitability maps for Aedes aegypti eggs in 200 m resolution covering the urbanized area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for 2019. Credit: The Lancet Planetary Health (2025). DOI: 10.1016/S2542 ...

To enhance existing strategies for controlling the Aedes aegypti mosquito, geoinformation scientist Dr Steffen Knoblauch has created a high-resolution environmental suitability map for Rio de ...