ISRO unveiled beta version of “Bhuvan”, a web-based mapping tool like Google Earth (http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/) Bhuvan promises to give better 3D satellite imagery of India than is currently being offered by Google Earth. Bhuvan has a many India-specific features like weather information, administrative boundaries of all states and districts, etc.. Bhuvan has best resolutions over the Indian sub-continent. It allows users to fly from space to street level, grab, spin and zoom down to any place. Viewers can zoom into Bhuvan maps up to 10 metres compared to Google Earth’s 200 metres and Wikemapia’s 50 metres. Read full story »
Google SketchUp can be used to create, edit and share 3D models of anything, like redecorate your living room, design a new piece of furniture, model your city for Google Earth. You can export an animation and share it as video. Google has announced SketchUp new version Google SketchUp 7 available for download. Read full story »
Do you know that Google Earth latest version (4.2) has an inbuilt Flight Simulator feature in it? Yes it does. To enter the flight simulator mode in Google Earth, press Ctrl + Alt + A. Once you have entered flight simulator mode for the first time, you can re-enter the mode by choosing Tools > … Read full story »
Google recently released Google Earth streaming technology to deliver 3D satellite images of the earth right on to your desktop. See my previous post on Google Earth. I have been playing with it for some time now. It is really helpful to find places in the US. For US cities, I always look at Google … Read full story »
