The City of Berlin has released over 44,000 3D models of buildings of the city. Almost 10% of the city so far. This is a fly through demonstration in Google Earth. Read more and get a link to try it yourself at Google Earth Blog:
http://tinyurl.co m/2n6g9x
First demonstration video of new Google Earth 4.3 (Free from Google) features by Google Earth Blog. See review here:
http://www.gearth blog.com/blog/archiv es/2008/04/google_ea rth_43_first_impress ions_a.html
Download here:
http://www.gearth blog.com/download.ht ml
This shows the new 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator being used with Google Earth. This is the new smoothest way to interact with 3D worlds.
See review at Gearthblog.com here:
http://tinyurl.co m/tnz7r
Google and Disney got together and have modeled in 3D Disney's major theme parks and resorts in Orlando, Florida. All available in Google Earth right now. Read more about it here:
http://tinyurl.co m/56uq3u
Video by Frank Taylor, Google Earth Blog
3DConnexion Space Navigator used to fly through the models.
A new feature in the Google Earth 4.2 beta allows you to view photos in a really cool new way. They also have a new layer under "Featured Content" called "Gigapxl Photos" which lets you view very high resolution photos with the new technique.
Taken during Where 2.0 on May 30. Immersive Media is the company which has the technology used in Google Maps new Street View. This demonstration shows that the camera used actually captures 30 frames a second in every direction at the same time. Very cool!
This is an example of flying with the new Google Earth 4.2 Flight Simulator mode.
Read more tips on using it at Google Earth Blog: http://tinyurl.com/3 4j938
Also, see tip on getting 3D Buildings in GE 4.3:
http://www.gearth blog.com/blog/archiv es/2008/04/how_to_ge t_3d_buildings_in_go ogle_e.html
A Google Earth-like 3D globe for iPhone by earthscape.com. Seen while attending Where 2.0 in San Francisco May 14th. Watch how you can tilt your view by tilting the phone.
See Google Earth Blog post about this:
http://www.gearth blog.com/blog/archiv es/2008/05/iphone_ea rth_coolest_thing_i_ saw_at.html
Demo of using SpaceNavigator with Microsoft's Virtual Earth 3D. Part of a comparison review of VE3D with Google Earth. Read more at:
http://tinyurl.co m/34tldm
This collection by Analytic Graphics Inc. shows real-time positions of 13,000 satellites around the Earth in Google Earth.
You can check it out at http://gearthblog.co m/satellites.html
This video demonstrates the new "Sky" feature of Google Earth 4.2 just released on August 22, 2007 . It lets you look up at the night sky and zoom in on photographs taken by powerful telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope. It also provides placemarks to cool things you can see in the universe.
Google has just published an awesome collection of 3D buildings with photo textures for use with Google Earth. This video shows you how to find them and gives you a fly-by tour of some of the buildings. The flying was done with a 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator. Brought to you by http://Gearthblog.co m.
