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Google Earth Adds Photo-Realistic Buildings to NYC [Google Earth]
lifehacker.com - 12/18/2008
Google Earth Adds Photo-Realistic Buildings to NYC [Google Earth]
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Residents, ex-pats, and anyone who appreciates New York City will love the latest Google Earth update, which adds thousands of textures to flesh out virtually every building in Manhattan. Take a...

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PalmAddicts:  See Big Apple in almost real 3D rendered photos in Google Earth

Google Earth Blog: New York City in Photo-Realistic 3D Now in Google Earth
gearthblog.com - 12/18/2008
Google Earth Blog: New York City in Photo-Realistic 3D Now in Google Earth
— gearthblog.com — Upgrade to EveryTrail GPS Trails Layer in Google Earth | Main | Links: Google Geo Data Grows, Maps Gets YouTube, Licensing, GeoServer Nod December 17, 2008 New York City in Photo-Realistic 3D Now in Google Earth Google has updated the 3D buildings in ... (more) Google Earth Blog: New York City in Photo-Realistic 3D ...

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noradsanta.org - 12/19/2008
Track Santa in 3d
— noradsanta.org — Track Santa in 3D In addition to tracking Santa on the NORAD Tracks Santa homepage, you can also track his flight in Google Earth. To do so, you will need two things: To get ready ahead of time, click on the green button below to download the Google ... (more) Track Santa in 3d

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googleblog.blogspot.com - 12/23/2008
Official Google Blog: Tracking Santa: the backstory
— googleblog.blogspot.com — When I look back on four years of tracking Old St. Nick on Christmas Eve, I can't help but smile. The Santa tracker has really come a long way. I always thought NORAD's Santa Tracker was a great holiday tradition , but I felt like it could have been ... (more) Official Google Blog: Tracking Santa: the backstory

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See Big Apple in almost real 3D rendered photos in Google Earth
PalmAddicts — ... community members. Even so, I must agree with Mark Wilson from Gizmodo: it's simply breathtaking! I wonder how this will look like in mobile devices with supreme wide screen such as iPhone, G1 Android, HTC Touch HD, or BlackBerry Storm. If Google can deliver more rendered photos of cities around the world, and paired it with Google Maps, then we can seriously consider to ditch GPS devices. Sources are from Google Earth Blog, via Gizmodo, via Lifehacker. ...

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New York City 3D Google Earth maps have been updated & now they’re hi-res
crunchgear.com 12/18/2008 — Google, the company, has updated the 3D maps of New York City, the city, in Google Earth. So now when you’re cruising, virtually, around the city that never sleeps you’ll be able to view higher res buildings. No, it’s not the ...
New York City Is Breathtaking Following Google Earth Update [Google Earth]
gizmodo.com 12/18/2008 — That's not a photo of New York. It's actually many photos of New York, textured on 3D models in Google Earth's latest update. And it's truly nothing short of amazing. The Google Earth Blog estimates that the new New York City (captured here with ...
New York City Gets a Google Earth Makeover — The Inquisitr » Technology
Google Earth has given New York City a major makeover , and the difference is impossible not to notice. The newly updated Big Apple images boast hundreds of new fully textured buildings — nearly every building in Manhattan Island, the Google Earth team says. BEFORE: AFTER: Not ...
Photo-Realistic 3D New York in Google Earth — D' Technology Weblog
Google updated  3D buildings in Google Earth for New York City ! Tilt your view so you can see the buildings in all their glory. You can also open Street View imagery within Earth these days, like you can in web-based sibling Google Maps (the distinction between Google Earth is ...
New York City Now Officially Looks Awesome in Google Earth — Mashable!
Have you checked out New York City in Google Earth lately? You should, because Google added a layer of photorealistic building textures which make the city look like something from a decent flight simulator. Or, in one word: awesome! Google has been adding new photorealistic textures for many ...
Google Earth's NYC gets pretty darn close to the real thing — DVICE Atom Feed
While this may look like a photo of New York City, it isn't. It's actually a shot of NYC taken from inside Google Earth, thanks to a new update that introduces thousands of new photo-based 3D building models. And it's incredible. Essentially, you can take a tour of NYC from your desk with ...
NYC Goes 3D In Google Earth — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
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Google Earth Going Photo-Realistic — BurnOutPC.com
According to the Google Earth blog, the company has updated the 3D buildings for New York City and the results are rather impressive. These before and after pictures should to give you an idea just how far Google Earth has come in such a short time: Comments Read More
Google Earth Recreates NYC in 3D — Tech Blog
At first glance, the image above may seem like the real NYC skyline, but it's actually a snapshot from Google Earth. They report "that the new New York City (captured here with Google Earth Pro) has seen an update with hundreds, if not thousands of new buildings." Click here for one more ...
Google Earth Gets Insane Level of Detail for 3-D NYC — The Raw Feed
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NYC Goes 3D In Google Earth — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
The Google Earth team has been hard at work improving the 3D map of New York City. The new renderings of the city, complete with buildings and textures, is nothing short of amazing.