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Google Earth deepens crowdsourcing with Building Maker

Source: Venture Beat
Mumbai : India | about 1 month ago  
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You don’t have to create a building from scratch: instead you make it from photos that already exist within Google Earth and give them a three-dimensional structure. Once you’re finished, the models go to Google’s 3-D Warehouse and require approval before going live in Google Earth.
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  • News Source: Venture Beat | about 1 month ago
    You don’t have to create a building from scratch: instead you make it from photos that already exist within Google Earth and give them a three-dimensional structure. Once you’re finished, the models go to Google’s 3-D Warehouse and require...
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