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There's quite a lot of map companies offering similar "SimCity-style" maps: Edushi (http://edushi.com/ http://edushi.com/), as others have mentioned --- IIRC t

by quant18 16y ago

There's quite a lot of map companies offering similar "SimCity-style" maps: Edushi (http://edushi.com/ http://edushi.com/), as others have mentioned --- IIRC they were one of the first to market Baidu rolled out their own offering in 2010 (go to http://maps.baidu.com/ http://maps.baidu.com/, pick a city from the menu on the right, and then click the "三维" button) City8 (http://city8.com/ http://city8.com/) don't have 3D maps, but they have a Streetview equivalent which they've been working on since 2008 in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities: http://en.city8.com/search/search.aspx http://en.city8.com/search/search.aspx Couple of articles which may be interesting reading (in Chinese) --- touching on China-specific privacy, legal/data licensing issues, etc. surrounding these maps: http://news.xinhuanet.com/internet/2008-03/14/content_7787457.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/internet/2008-03/14/content_778745... http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2010/09/0315448095546.shtml http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2010/09/0315448095546.shtml

storborg 16y ago
The Baidu maps are powered by o.cn--you can see "o.cn" in the watermark.
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d_r 16y ago
This is neat. For example: Shanghai skyscrapers: http://j.map.baidu.com/-FNB http://j.map.baidu.com/-FNB Beijing Olympic stadium: http://j.map.baidu.com/TjNB http://j.map.baidu.com/TjNB Edit: for some reason, the links don't work in Chrome. Firefox works though.
thijsterlouw 16y ago
Or for example chachaba.com (in Shenzhen): http://sz.chachaba.com/location.action?placeId=221a75f1-bcfc-44a1-94f5-022529f90691 http://sz.chachaba.com/location.action?placeId=221a75f1-bcfc... They had problems with providing a mapping service in China without a license though. They were forced to shutdown for a very long time + redesigned their website to survive. Make sure you get the right license first in China!
cpeterso 16y ago
For "Ultima-style" city maps, check out 8-Bit Cities: http://8bitcity.com/ http://8bitcity.com/

by quant18 16y ago

storborg 16y ago

The Baidu maps are powered by o.cn--you can see "o.cn" in the watermark.

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d_r 16y ago

This is neat. For example: Shanghai skyscrapers: http://j.map.baidu.com/-FNB http://j.map.baidu.com/-FNB Beijing Olympic stadium: http://j.map.baidu.com/TjNB http://j.map.baidu.com/TjNB Edit: for some reason, the links don't work in Chrome. Firefox works though.

thijsterlouw 16y ago

Or for example chachaba.com (in Shenzhen): http://sz.chachaba.com/location.action?placeId=221a75f1-bcfc-44a1-94f5-022529f90691 http://sz.chachaba.com/location.action?placeId=221a75f1-bcfc... They had problems with providing a mapping service in China without a license though. They were forced to shutdown for a very long time + redesigned their website to survive. Make sure you get the right license first in China!

cpeterso 16y ago

For "Ultima-style" city maps, check out 8-Bit Cities: http://8bitcity.com/ http://8bitcity.com/