Microsoft launches Google Earth killer
Microsoft is about to upgrade its mapping product, Live Local, to Microsoft Virtual Earth, a competitor to Google Earth. CNET got a live preview of the product a few days ago, click on the picture to watch the video.
“In a word: Wow. Microsoft is doing with its Earth program what I’ve wanted from Google for a while: Making one integrated mapping and globe-exploring service, not two products with different interfaces. With Virtual Earth, you get all of Microsoft’s Live Local features (traffic data, email integration, bookmarks) with the additional capability to zoom around the 3D planet and see your locations from any angle.
Microsoft, like Google, has 3D buildings in its virtual world, but Microsoft’s are photo-realistic, not just gray boxes. There should be 15 cities with 3D buildings at launch, with 100 by summer. In the demo (of San Francisco), the buildings looked great. “
Souce: CNET
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Hi All Experts,
Does anyone use google earth images as ground image planes for use in aerial scenes. I know how to stitch them together but are there any tools or tricks to make sure that the images are at the same height, angle and such to make sure they stitch well. I know in the pro version you can get bigger images but im not going to pay for the pro version when i could stitch multiple images together…