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 ...

The Vancouver World was known for publishing special features or editions promoting Vancouver. The most famous are two “birds eye view” maps that The World published of Vancouver in 1890 and 1898.

Seminole County was one of the first in the state to ditch decades-old blueprints and birds-eye view maps and instead, adopt a new layer of security: a high-tech, detailed map of every school campus.