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Awesome. At the same time, it's yet another Google project which is just so massive in scope and resources that no one else will want to compete.
by dschobel 17y ago
Awesome. At the same time, it's yet another Google project which is just so massive in scope and resources that no one else will want to compete.
- uuilly 17y agoI'm in this exact space and there are plenty of people competing. Nokia and Microsoft to name a few.
- dschobel 17y agoIn mapping or in building 3d models of real world buildings?
- uuilly 17y agoBuilding 3d models is becoming a necessary feature on modern maps. In fact Microsoft Virtual Earth had 3d models a long time before google did - though is stupidly only works on explorer. There are many players in this arena. I submitted this a few weeks ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=800705 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=800705 Some companies are actually setting up click-shops in 3rd world countries to get them to create the models. All that said I don't believe that 3d models are a killer feature for maps b/c they don't help you very much in day to day decisions. But make no mistake, there are a number of companies who are spending billions of dollars on large scale mapping operations that will give us incredibly rich information. Personally I believe that the map will become the interface to most data we consume. We exist in the world, and the map will be our link to it's underlying data. I believe the geo-browser will one day trump the web browser. Or the web browser will become a geo-browser.
- dualogy 17y agoAnother player, founded by a former classmate of mine that got acquired by AutoDesk: http://www.3dgeo.de/ http://www.3dgeo.de/
- anigbrowl 17y agoThere is competition, as noted above, plus you might find this interesting (requires a plugin, but worth it) http://www.c3technologies.com/en_demo.php http://www.c3technologies.com/en_demo.php