In a move to catch up with search rival Google, Microsoft on Monday added an online mapping interface to its Live Search offering. Allowing users a more realistic Earth to explore online, Virtual Earth 3D compiles photographic images of cities and terrain to generate textured, photo-realistic 3D models with engineering-level accuracy. “By helping people visualize information in far more useful and intuitive ways, Virtual Earth 3D takes search to an entirely new level,” said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft.
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Microsoft Chases Google With 3D Mapping
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire November 7, 2006 01:59 PMIn a move to catch up with search rival Google, Microsoft on Monday added an online mapping interface to its Live Search offering. Allowing users a more realistic Earth to explore online, Virtual Earth 3D compiles photographic images of cities and terrain to generate textured, photo-realistic 3D models with engineering-level accuracy. “By helping people visualize information in far more useful and intuitive ways, Virtual Earth 3D takes search to an entirely new level,” said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft.