![]() This parcel polygon can even be exported so that anyone with Google Earth installed on their computer can see our parcel superimposed in their own 3D application you can zoom, rotate, and check potential views while knowing the parcel boundaries from all angles. But, it has since been a great resource for determining topography, relationships to surrounding parcels and forest, house siting, view opportunities, and more. All map data are retrieved from Microsoft Bing Maps. Since our parcel is far from a simple rectangle, this took some doing. Find professional Map 3D Models for any 3D design projects like virtual reality (VR). ![]() I referenced a number of different data sources (county info, plat maps, MLS aerial images) and hand drew the outline of our parcel into Google Earth. Running directly in the browser (IE, XPSP2 only) Microsoft currently feature 15 cities in 3D. Google Earth enables the creation of polygon shapes which can be directly overlaid onto the topography of the 3D land. We all knew it was coming, David Maguire of ESRI’s forthcoming own Virtual Earth ArcExplorer mentioned some time back that Microsoft were ‘hoovering up data’, but now its out in Beta Release, Microsoft’s Virtual Earth 3D is impressive. There is now even a mashup website called Zoom Earth ( ) that combines satellite imagery from multiple sites for the same location you can quickly jump from one source of satellite photo to the next by a quick click. Other options are out there as well, but these two are currently the best and most useful for property analysis. One feature that no other service has is an integrated 3D environment. Then Microsoft’s Virtual Earth ( went in a different direction with 2D high resolution “Birds Eye” pictures of many locations taken from north, south, east, and west views looking down at a 45 degree angle. Microsoft (Virtual Earth/Live Maps) Microsoft Corporation. ![]() ![]() Google Earth ( first raised the bar with its integration of aerial photography onto 3D topographic representations for anywhere in the world. Virtual Earth Advantages The Microsoft® Virtual Earth platform is an integrated set of services that combines advanced viewing options, including exclusive bird’s eye view 1, aerial, and 3D imagery, with innovative mapping, location and search functionality. The detail available from free online satellite imagery is getting progressively more amazing. ![]()
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