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Google's SketchUp 3D Basecamp in Boulder, Colorado has just begun, and they kicked it off with a big announcement -- the release of Google SketchUp 8! The biggest difference in this version of SketchUp is the amount of geodata that can be pulled into...
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Google has just released a very impressive tour showing the potential repercussions of the proposed Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Xingu River in the Amazon. The tour consists of a handful of 3D models, water animations, and a variety of other graphical...
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Andy Dell is building some great 3D models of his local area, to the point where the Hounslow Chronicle did a story about him and his work (which I discovered via the 3D Warehouse Twitter account ). As you can see from the image above, he does excellent...
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We've talked before about how you can use Google Earth to record and show GPS tracks from various events, such as off-road running races and biking across Poland . SFGate has a great story about using Google Earth to show realistic replays from a...
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Google has pushed out their latest 3D buildings update (via @3DWH ), and this one includes one new major 3D city: Yokohama, Japan If you want to fly there and see Yokohama for yourself, you can simply use this KML file . In addition, it appears they've...
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Yesterday, the Google 3D Warehouse Twitter account ( @3DWH ) mentioned that Bowling Green State University had 86 3D models from their campus in the 3D Warehouse, so we had to check it out. They've since added another one more building, bringing the...
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It's been a while since Google has added any new cities to their Building Maker tool , but now two more have joined the mix - Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile . These two cities bring the total available in Building Maker up 94 . I'm always happy...
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Google's latest 3D city has just been released -- Seville, Spain ! Like all of their recent cities, this one looks phenomenal. Thousands of beautifully rendered buildings. Check out the video below for a quick fly-through: For more information about...
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in3d.com is a company that you may not have heard of, but with the kind of work they've just released you'll certainly be hearing more about them. in3d is a geosocial media development company that works with a variety of clients in northern California...
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Google released quite a few 3D buildings yesterday. Not only did they publish my house (and presumably hundreds of other user-generated models), but they released two more full cities in 3D -- Berlin and Stuttgart . As with their other recent 3D cities...
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Many people out there would like to get their home or business modeled in 3D for Google Earth, but don't have the time or expertise to use Google SketchUp to do it themselves. Over time, Building Maker may provide a good way to do it, but right now...
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I love hearing stories about students in school using SketchUp to model their city, like these schools that we mentioned back in May. Not only is it a great learning experience for them, but it helps make Google Earth more useful for everyone. GEB reader...
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3D cities are coming to the iPad, but it won't be from Google; at least not yet. A French company called Newscape has been demoing their Mobile 3D City software for the iPad, and it looks very slick. Here's a brief video of the software in action...
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Earlier this month, Google added a bunch of grey 3D buildings to a handful of cities, including Rotterdam. Now they've added a lot of fully-textured buildings to the city, and it looks great! As Google points out, over 100 of the 3D buildings in Rotterdam...
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With great tools like Google SketchUp and Building Maker at your disposal, many users are generating a lot of models for the 3D Warehouse. Google has now introduced a few simple tools to help make it easier to manage them. Specifically, you can now filter...