This “bird’s-eye view” map by Albert Ruger of the Chicago Lithographing Company shows a panorama of La Crosse in 1867. Maps like this created the illusion of a higher viewpoint by placing sketches of ...

A bird's-eye view may take on new meaning thanks to new research. Scientists found that a protein in bird's retinas is sensitive to the Earth's magnetic field thus guiding its migratory patterns. That ...

Tesla has unveiled a 3D reconstruction park assist system that serves as the long-awaited bird-eye view. Bird’s eye view, a vision monitoring system that renders a view of a vehicle from the top to ...

Viewing aerial imagery today is as easy as reaching into your pocket and opening your phone, but how did we get to this amazing technology? Beginning in the early 1800s, cartographers began production ...

Humans have a complicated relationship with the night. We schedule most of our important tasks in the daylight hours, reserving the darkness for rest, relaxation, and, on clear nights, wonder. For ...

The Vancouver World claimed to have produced 20,000 copies of its 1890 panoramic map of Vancouver, which purported to show ...

Using the latest tech to glean a bird's-eye view of traffic and aid the advent of self-driving cars. When driving a car, you could really benefit from having a bird’s-eye view of the driving scene.