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Ancient Rome in 3D for Google EarthGoogle Earth has teamed up with the University of Virginia to produce a 3D rendition of Rome in the year 320AD featuring 250 "highly detailed" and 6000+ other buildings. The modelling is based on a physical model of the city called the “Plastico di Roma Antica” create... |
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ISRO’s Bhuvan to beat Google EarthISRO is working on an ambitious project called Bhuvan (means Earth), a satellite mapping tool. Bhuvan allows you to zoom far closer than the aerial view from a chopper. If Google Earth shows details upto 200 metres distance and Wikimapia upto 50 metres, Bhuvan will show images upto 10 metres, whi... |
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Links for 2008-09-11 [del.icio.us]Promises of Mobility [a456] "Trafic could be read as a continuation of the commentary on architecture and technology seen in Mon Oncle (1958) and Playtime (1967). If Mon Oncle levels Tati's critique at the scale of the living unit, and Playtime at the metropolitan scale, then Trafic could be said t ... |
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Google Earth on iPhoneWow, Google Earth is now available for the iPhone. The early reviews at the iTunes Store are mixed; looks like it's crashing a lot. (via df) (link) ... |
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Google Earth Recreates Ancient Romethefickler writes "Google Earth now includes ancient Rome circa 320 AD, thanks to Google, the University of Virginia, and Past Perfect Productions working together to bring the historical city to life. Clicking on Ancient Rome in 3D, users can revisit Rome from a bygone era and view highly detailed ... |
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Google Releases Google Earth for iPhone and iPod TouchGoogle announced the release of an iPhone native version of their Google Earth application. With just a swipe of your finger you can fly from Peoria to Paris to Papua New Guinea, or anywhere in between. It may be small, but it brings... ... |



