With good data on the building heights, we exported the map into a 3D environment built using the javascript library three.js. The map contains a number of 'layers,' similar to a cake.

Google detailed how it is planning on bringing better 3D maps: “This starts with planes equipped with custom Google-designed imaging systems, positioned in coordinates,” Birch explained.

ViziCities was set up by London-based developers Peter Smart and Robin Hawkes. They use open source maps to create 3D models before adding layers of data on top.

British Library's old maps become 3D virtual worlds Close. The British Library has challenged video game design students to turn old maps and engravings from its collection into virtual worlds.

Australian researchers have built a 3D map of the interior of the leaning Tower of Pisa using a hand-held ... Video, 00:03:33 Tower of Pisa interior mapped in 3D. Subsection. Technology. Published ...