View Full Version : OKC in 3D on Google Earth?



ourulz2000
05-29-2007, 02:56 PM
Many cities on google earth are now in 3D including Ft. Worth, and Dallas. Here's a screen shot of NYC. All it takes is a someone with graphic skills to put the buildings together. Wouldn't it be neat to see OKC in 3D on Google earth?

http://i14.tinypic.com/53zxzb4.jpg

CuatrodeMayo
05-29-2007, 02:58 PM
Many cities on google earth are now in 3D including Ft. Worth, and Dallas. Here's a screen shot of NYC. All it takes is a someone with graphic skills to put the buildings together. Wouldn't it be neat to see OKC in 3D on Google earth?

http://i14.tinypic.com/53zxzb4.jpg

It's not hard, just time consuming. Download Google Sketchup and get going.

ourulz2000
05-29-2007, 03:44 PM
Oh no, I just realized Tulsa has us beat. I think it would be nice to have OKC fixed up, since someone out of the area may happen to stumble over OKC on the program. Maybe we can give people a glance at our skyline.

http://i19.tinypic.com/66jb1qa.jpg

redland
05-29-2007, 06:12 PM
I have to say that rendering of downtown Tulsa is really awful---hard to recognize any of the beautiful architecture that distinguishes their skyline. So maybe they don't have us beat---surely we can do better than that!

JWil
05-29-2007, 06:17 PM
Oh no, I just realized Tulsa has us beat. I think it would be nice to have OKC fixed up, since someone out of the area may happen to stumble over OKC on the program. Maybe we can give people a glance at our skyline.

http://i19.tinypic.com/66jb1qa.jpg

Well, I think this puts Tulsucks back ahead of OKC again. hah

metro
05-29-2007, 08:38 PM
Are these 3-D images user submitted to Google?? How does that part of the software work?

CuatrodeMayo
05-30-2007, 07:48 AM
SketchUp Help Center - How do I place a SketchUp model in Google Earth? (http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36241)
SketchUp Help Center - How do I share models via the 3D Warehouse? (http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=37939)

Google Earth Blog: Google Releases New 3D Buildings Layer for Google Earth (http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/01/google_releases_new.html)

ourulz2000
05-30-2007, 02:42 PM
Another new 3d mapping service is maps.live.com from microsoft. here's Ft. Worth:

http://i16.tinypic.com/4komhb9.jpg

Check out this article on it: they do say "all major u.s. cities." so i'm guessing OKC is not to far off.

Link (http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061106-170532)