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Google Earth Updates 3D New York
Google Blogoscoped —
... has seen an update to its New York 3D buildings, Frank Taylor of the Google Earth Blog reports. Frank compares what the scenery looked like in January 2007 vs today. ...
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SEO and Tech Daily —
... This morning, because of this article on the (independent) Google Earth Blog, I decided to download the latest version of Google Earth and check out the new imagery of New York City (Paris and more). ...
New York City 3D Google Earth maps have been updated & now they’re hi-res
CrunchGear —
... 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. ...
Google Earth Gets Insane Level of Detail for 3-D NYC
The Raw Feed —
... Wow!! Google has added breathtaking, photo-realistic detail to its 3D rendering of New York City inside Google Earth. Incredible. (props to ...
New York City Is Breathtaking Following Google Earth Update [Google Earth]
Gizmodo —
... Sure, this is just one city, but it's a sign of where Google Earth can go. Scratch that, it's a sign of where Google Earth is going. Really, really, really neat stuff (that will be a gloriously mundane commonplace in a few more years). [Google Earth Blog via ...
NYC Goes 3D In Google Earth
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Dec 18, 2008 11:20 AM [image] 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. Google Earth gets just a little bit cooler every time I used it. As someone who loves NYC, it is now downright incredible. According to the GearthBlog , Google Earth has a 3D model of the majority of the buildings and skyscrapers in Manhattan. These aren't some clunky, blocky renderings. Rather, they are realistic representations of the buildings that include actual ...
Google Earth's NYC gets pretty darn close to the real thing
DVICE Atom Feed —
... 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 Google Earth now. And while New York is the first city to get such impressive coverage, it's a peek at what we'll see in the near future with all cities. A complete 3D digital atlas of the entire world will exist eventually, allowing you to virtually visit any city you want anytime. How incredible is that?
Google Earth Blog, Via Gizmodo
New York City Now Officially Looks Awesome in Google Earth
Mashable! —
... Google has been adding new photorealistic textures for many months now, and the users themselves have contributed. As a result, there’s almost no important landmark in NYC without a 3D model. See for yourself in the screenshots below: ...
See Big Apple in almost real 3D rendered photos in Google Earth
PalmAddicts —
... model from many photos of New York contributed by 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. ...
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.
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AFTER:
Not quite the same as a real, in-person tour — but not too shabby for a virtual view.
The Google Earth program, of course, lets you tilt up and down to check out all the details. You can even fly around the buildings ...
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New York City in Photo-Realistic 3D Now in Google Earth, Google Earth Blog
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Photo-Realistic 3D New York in Google Earth
D' Technology Weblog —
... sibling Google Maps (the distinction between Google Earth is further blurred by the fact that Maps received a more Earth-like interface recently, and that Google Earth is also available as a browser plug-in by now).
In other recent news, Google discontinued Google Earth Plus, which had cost $20 per year. Still available are the free version as well Google Earth Advanced (it costs $400, and lets you export movies) and Google Earth Enterprise.
Source:→ Google Earth Blog ...
