VirtualWorlds
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Pennsylvania to use Google Earth to promote Civil War trails
We have been consumed the last couple of days with a couple of web mapping apps we are trying to get finished, but I saw this news article and had […]
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general, GIS_Software, VirtualWorlds
Geospatial Technology and Google Earth helping Amazon Natives
One of our listeners, Steve, sent a link to this great article about how Amazon Indians are using GPS, GIS, and Google Earth to help map their homeland in the […]
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Events, general, VirtualWorlds
Start off Geography Awarness Week with the Google Earth Africa quiz
If you want to test your knowledge of Africa, this year’s Geography Awareness Week theme, head over to My Wonderful World and check out their Google Earth quiz. There are […]
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general, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds
Microsoft’s Photosynth Technology Preview now available
I have been waiting for Photosynth to come out ever since I blogged it back in the summer. On Thursday, the Photosynth Technology Preview was finally made available for download. […]
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general, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
My3DVistas – new web application built with Virtual Earth 3D
Like many of you, I have been trying out Virtual Earth 3D, and there are some things I actually really like about it, and some not so much. I have […]
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Globe 4D – Viewing temporal data on a 3D globe
Ed Sullivan emailed us to point out Globe 4D, a cool project by students at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Globe 4D is a 3D sphere mounted in a moveable […]
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general, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
Preview of Geoportail’s 3D functionality
One of our readers, Yann, emailed me with some additional information about Geoportail, the French web mapping application, and included a link to a video of a French blogger’s interview […]
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general, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds
Google Earth City Data for the UK
While there is already some GE 3D city data for London, 3pointD posted a news release from Cities Revealed that suggests they will be making portions of their building data […]
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general, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
NASA World Wind 1.3.4 released
NASA has just released World Wind 1.3.4, with some cool new features, including Mars with full 3D terrain and imagery from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. I haven’t really played […]
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general, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
Discovery now offering video content in Google Earth
Discovery Communications announced today that they are now offering video content within Google Earth, starting with 10 American National Parks, including Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone. When users zoom in to […]
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