Google subsidiary DeepMind today unveiled a new type of computer vision algorithm that can generate 3D models of a scene from 2D snapshots: the Generative Query Network (GQN).. The GQN, details of ...

This multi-year effort has taken images from numerous online sources — social media, public webcams, transit cameras, aerial shots — and analyzed them to create a 3D map of the city.

Unity Technologies has partnered with Nvidia on real-time ray tracing, which creates extremely realistic lighting and reflections for 3D renderings. The two companies have collaborated with BMW ...

Rival product Google Earth shows 3D images, but with buildings displayed as grey boxes. With the new Virtual Earth you can see the textures and colours of streets and buildings in 15 cities ...

Google began rolling out new high-resolution 3D imagery today on both Google Maps and Google Earth, starting with New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. The company is promising more cities ...

Swansea in 3D (Image: Google). How are the photos and data collected? All photos on Google Maps are taken in the Spring and involve multiple fly-overs to get a comprehensive cloud-free image.

Perhaps. Maybe it’s a 3D rendering—I can see stuff that makes me think of that. ... Or a Photoshop… or maybe it’s all of the above. Zoom in and tell us your expert opinion in the comments.

A typical architectural 3D render costs anywhere from €90 to €9,000 — per image. In contrast, Visoid’s Premium software package is available for just €55 a month.

CyberCity 3D has developed a 3D Smart Cities mapping platform to help municipal authorities and planners visualize their towns and cities in 3D. Existing and future city plans, proposed developments ...