They paved paradise...put of a virtual tree...
November 30, 2010 6:32 PM
by CmdrTaco
Google Earth Adds 3-D Trees
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."
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Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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