Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

Estimated costs ranged from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion. "Again, these were not final proposals, only a 'road map' to help the board make decisions on a long-range vision," Mustonen said.

The Great Lakes map would provide fuller images of bottom features that have changed in the last 50 years due to erosion and shifting sands, giving navigators new depth findings that would improve ...

The rapid evolution of map building Maps have been around for millennia (the oldest known is the Babylonian Map of the World, dating to 500-700 B.C.E.).

A rendering of the Waterline tower in Austin, Texas. Lincoln Property Company Height: 1,031 ft Floors: 74 Use: Mixed-use (residential, hotel, office) Waterline will become Texas's tallest building ...