Google Earth Adds 3-D Trees 95
terrancem writes "Google has populated several major cities with more than 80 million virtual trees based on an automated process that identifies trees in satellite images. The realistic 3D representations are based on actual tree species found in urban areas. But Google has also extended realistic tree coverage to rainforests in Africa, Mexico, and the Amazon."
Man, you can't see... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:anyone else disturbed by the fact (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yippie. (Score:4, Funny)
Unless they're planning to elaborate on the existing flight simulator built into Google Earth by implementing a first person shooter, I'm afraid having trees doesn't seem like a particularly useful development.
You'd call a FPS a -useful- development?
...okay...
Re:Yippie. (Score:4, Funny)
Is that the guy that Macduff attacked at Dunsinane?
Re:Shade map? (Score:3, Funny)
What, actually getting out and learning your environment is too complex for you?
Polyphany Digital (Score:3, Funny)
PD should hire some of these Google guys for their tree rendering!
Re:Outdated imagery (Score:4, Funny)
It's worse. Google Earth is planning how to demolish your home and replace it with actual happy little trees. The images are merely forward-looking statements.
Somewhere in the afterlife, Bob Ross [wikipedia.org] must be wearing an evil smile. Everything has gone according to his plan.