June 29, 2009, 2:08 pm
Sunny Days Over 3D Cities
By Henry Woodbury
The Chinese firm Edushi (“E-city”) has created 3D models of over 40 Chinese cities, including Hong Kong:
Google Map-like pan, zoom, and search features make it easy to explore these candy landscapes, until one reaches the edge of the model and the world either fades or flattens — as in the screen capture of Guangzhou below.
Oddly, the Edushi artists generally point North 45 degrees off vertical (counterclockwise). This means that the 3D maps don’t align with common roadmap or satellite views.
(via PopSci.com)
Comments
I live in Guangzhou and I think it’s really so cool and useful. But….Does anybody know what type of software they use to make these maps?
thanks! :)
Posted by victor on September 28, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Great other maps that have features such as this one is mapquest maps
Posted by bigR on April 6, 2010 at 5:28 pm