for those of u who tried before and discovered beirut to be a jungle of blurry pixels, it has finally been updated. u can now check it out in detail!

in fact, the whole lebanese coast has been updated!

Thank you so much! I have been waiting for this! YES!!!!!!!!!!!

is this for the normal google earth or the one u have to pay for

WHY did u delte google for !!! i have to dl it again

I just dl google earth wow its so cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u can c everything now

Oh yes, finally. Hamdilla :)

Cool news! Always nice to see updates! I'm on my way to check it out :)

WOOOOOOOOOW,gr8 news ;) i saw my Grandma's home,oh this is coooool :)

about damn time!!! we had to sit their and guestimate before! prettyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

I found my house in House Lebanon and Australia
looks so good

the only thing i could find is my house in the States. I can't find nothing in Leb. i suck in directions lol

awww. i wanna see..how long does the download take here in lebanon?

do u have dail up ? it woood take a while i have high speed internet it tooj me 5 min

while i was on the improved google earth i zoomed into Tripoli and i notcited that there are new roads next to the old Fair Grounds near the foot ground if anyone of yous can c is there any fufter devlelpment plans there the roads seem new

That's awesome.. it's almost like taking a real photo of Beirut!!:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7665/beirut6db.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beirut6db.jpg)

I like here the shades of marina tower over the marina

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3707/marina1uc.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marina1uc.jpg)

can anyone tell when the google earth database on lebanon was constructed? I have a feeling it is at least a few months old (if not more)... can anyone who lives in Lebanon and follows the projects give us an estimate?

^^ i would say end of summer, cuz if im not mistaken Beirut Tower was under construction in early september and it does not appear in google earth, so i would say since summer

awww. i wanna see..how long does the download take here in lebanon?

Just in case you haven't gotten it yet, (i'm hoping this is correct, it's after a bit of research) Terranet or Cyberia who both offer broadband should be able to download it in 2-4 minutes (my best guess). It took me about 45 seconds, but I'm not in Lebanon, and I am using high speed broadband. Hope this helps :)

Since 15th of February, 2005!

I found many factors.
Beirut Tower has no shade.
Beirut Hilton is on its foundations.
The road near Virgin Megastore is still open. (You can see cars over there)
The place where former PM Hariri was buried does not exist yet.
The bridge they are constructing near Geant CITY MALL does not appear.

The date is found here (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/lebanon/beirut-pix.htm)
The images from Google Earth and the website are the same.

^^ Wow that's amazing, the day following the assassination...

i cant c city Mall

dose anyone know where it is

and did anyone notice the roads in Tripoli with no buildings around them

Since 15th of February, 2005!

I found many factors.
Beirut Tower has no shade.
Beirut Hilton is on its foundations.
The road near Virgin Megastore is still open. (You can see cars over there)
The place where former PM Hariri was buried does not exist yet.
The bridge they are constructing near Geant CITY MALL does not appear.

The date is found here (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/lebanon/beirut-pix.htm)
The images from Google Earth and the website are the same.

Thanks a lot man, that was really helpful... That explains why the explosion crater can still be seen!
I could also add that the souks were still in their initial phase of construction.

A couple of questions, if you or anyone else knows:
-follow the highway being built between Sidon and Tyr, it stops somewhere around 10Km from Tyr, you can see the construction of a couple of bridges and at some point, and then the highway abruptly ends. Do you have any idea whether the construction is still in that phase or if it has advanced?
-Do these images get updated on Google earth? i.e. are we gonna be stuck with these images for the forseeable future or does the software get new imagery every once and a while? if yes, any idea on how often that happens? (is it in the years, motnhs etc..)???

i cant c city Mall
dose anyone know where it is


Do a search in the Fly To tab. Enter this value 33.89744, 35.564787 in the box and hit search. City Mall is the result.

-Do these images get updated on Google earth? i.e. are we gonna be stuck with these images for the forseeable future or does the software get new imagery every once and a while? if yes, any idea on how often that happens? (is it in the years, motnhs etc..)???

Yes, they get updated every once in a while as long as new imagery is available and Google takes the time and effort to get access to them.

Thanks naregkar

how do u know all those numbers

so city mall is the Largest shoping center in Lebanon

how do u know all those numbers
I don't know them by hard. I locate them.

To do that, first of all you need to change a setting from the Options.
To do that, go to Tools, click Options in the menu.
A dialogue box appears, there in the Rendering box there is the option Lat/Lon. Choose the Degrees radio button.
Click Apply Settings followed by OK.

Now, when you move the mouse pointer on the map, below in the status bar you'll see pointer and decimal numbers, one is lat and the other is lon. (If the status bar is not appearing, go to View and click Status Bar)

Write those numbers in the Fly To search box.
The format of writing is like this: #lat, #lon

Make sure that you place at least 4 digits after the decimal point to reach to the precise location.

im so disspodnted of chekka they have a nice coast line of sand they its ruin cos of that Horrable cemet Factory right near the water i dont know how pple can swim in that disgusting water !!!!!!!! pple will get sick its a shame that town cood of had a tourism scene for the beachs insted its known for its Facotry

Yes, yes, yes! http://skyscrapercity.com/image.php?u=37089&dateline=1129392608
I can even see the baloon! http://www.aliraqi.org/forums/images/smilies/new/poze.gif :okay:

Also parts of Israel (including most of T-A) and Gaza Strip are added :)

not just lebanon was updated they updated over places

i was looking at Melborune b4 only the city was visaable now i can c the suberbc stc i can c my house it took me a while to find my suburb

do u have dail up ? it woood take a while i have high speed internet it tooj me 5 min

while i was on the improved google earth i zoomed into Tripoli and i notcited that there are new roads next to the old Fair Grounds near the foot ground if anyone of yous can c is there any fufter devlelpment plans there the roads seem new
no i have cable. but cable in lebanon is worse than usa dial up...loool

Hahaha is dose internet cost alot of money in lebanon
do u pay by hour or minuties
i just pay my months cos i have bordband

abc mall

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9968/abc9qu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

wow is that ABC whats that dish type thing in the middle

lol when i first saw the pic, i automatically thought "the mothership has landed" ... yea wat is that dish thing?

im going to ask this fro like my thired time

has anyone seen tripoli in google earth if u have have u seen the new raods they ahve made near the fair grounds and new the sports ground

abc mall
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9968/abc9qu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
:lol: It must me psycho-something. I posted today (or rather yesterday) the same picture to Polish "guess the place" thread here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8860083&postcount=245).
But please, don't participate the thread now. It would be unfair ;)

BTW. I just have been reading Polish thread about baloondrome (http://www.balonodrom.com) which is Polish patent (from 2001). The last post there says the patent was bought by "some Arabs". Do you think Beiruti implementation can be connected with that patent (they also posted there information about similar attraction in Berlin). The full patent says about "rotunda" built arround the baloon landing place to make it more architecturally neutral.

The people that built the helium balloon in Beirut is a french company called aerophile.

http://www.aerophile.com/pages_us/index.php

Maybe they're building one in Poland to, they build helium balloons around the world

[QUOTE=Jayme001]Hahaha is dose internet cost alot of money in lebanon
do u pay by hour or minuties
i just pay my months cos i have bordband[/QUOTEthe area i live costs $44 a month. but our friend who lives in sin el fil pays only $10 a month..but his conection is waaaaaaaaaay slow!

maybe it depends how much download limits they have

cos when i go over my download limits my speed gose to Dail up in month it gets Faster

and it depenps what company u r with also we have like heaps

btw, how do i take screenshots from google earth ?

i think from now on, the best way to locate building sites would be using screenshots from there, (like beirut! is doing)

btw, how do i take screenshots from google earth ?

File -> Save Image

OR

Ctrl+S

while i was looking at Lebanons coast in google from top 2 botton

the coast is sort of a mess

^^ You are always negative Jayme, I think it looks amazing...

if u know me in real like i hate when things are Missed Manageged i like things right

some parts of the coast looks nice .... but HAVE U SEEN CHEKKA !!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL NEVER SWIM IN THAT WATER lebanons biggest factory is right thire im sure they dump all thire waste into the sea

I love Tyre Coast line the water looks great the sand looks good and the water is nice n blue

First, I hope I am doing this thread in the right location! Anyway, here goes:
I was on Google earth and I was clicking to see the Panoramio pictures in Beirut, and all I could see are mainly pictures from a user named VEE. His pictures are almost exclusively about destroyed or extremely ugly buildings and scenes. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
So I though I would write a plea to everyone here to get an account and post as many pictures as they can in google earth to minimize the impact and give a real picture of Beirut as it is done in skscrapercity!!! Just look at a couple of pictures and you will see what I mean. If we keep in mind that google earth is one of the most used internet available software on the net, we can see the impact this will have as an image campaign. So let's post pictures everyone!

^^hey man! :bash: you are absolutely corect!

what a jackass! although there are many others photographers as well, he has MANY and all about the Israel war ect ect

:ohno:

ill post some pics, 'that i will steal' from here :tongue4:

^^ how do you become a member of google earth and post pics ?

im glad someone brought this up ... what is wif all the war torn photos of lebanon posted on the web ... i guess tehre are some pl out there that cant accept the fact that Lebanon is a beautiful country... plzzz let us know how i can help ...???

yeah,me too plz,how can we help??????

That seems to be a good idea Tabouleh!

ill post some pics, 'that i will steal' from here :tongue4:

Before taking any action, you have to ask the picture's owner whether the latter accepts his picture to be posted or not. I really insist on this.

Thank you for addressing this issue Tabouli, we should all consider doing something about this.

That seems to be a good idea Tabouleh!



Before taking any action, you have to ask the picture's owner whether the latter accepts his picture to be posted or not. I really insist on this.


yes i will for sure

using some of your wonderful pictures perhaps? if you allow?

:D

^^ I'm sorry but I prefer no one to use my pictures.

^^ yes SIR

From what I saw on panoramio, it just uploading the picture normaly... Doesn't seam to be a time consuming process... As for the pictures, what I suggest is that everyone who has taken pictures themselves and want to promote a better image for Lebanon, should post their own picture on it. For example, if Nareg wants, he posts his own pictures. Same applies for all the wonderful pictures that are posted by Nadini, Beirut or Hassoun on the '' Links to Lebanon-related threads at SSC''. We don't want any copyright problems or issues, so please be carefull what you post!! Still the best thing to do is according to me have all the pictures that would be ok to use be placed in this thread so we can all make sure that the person who took it approves... Wat do you all think?

Also to answer the questions on how do we become a member:
click on the Panoramio icons in google earth when you are viewing Beirut
(first activate geographic web in the primary database in the left toolbar, the you wil see the little blue and white circles with a little blue X in the middle)
when you click and image will open, click on the link under it to upload your pictures. you subscribe to an account (email, name and password VERY SIMPLE) then you browse your pc for the image.
ET VOILA!!

You won't believe this!!! I wrote a comment to the guy who had posted all the ugly pics yesterday... He almost removed them all!!!! only 3 pictures of destroyed buildings remain!!!! YEY!!!

^^ Good job! I noticed that they were mostly gone and was wondering what you were referring too...now it makes sense, thanks!

Gr8 job tabouleh ;) Way to GO :)

As for the pictures, what I suggest is that everyone who has taken pictures themselves and want to promote a better image for Lebanon, should post their own picture on it.


awwww i dont live in Lebanon and i only go there every 2 or 3 years

It's good that you raised this topic Tabouleh, because similarly in Wikipedia in the article about Beirut there is one outdated pic from the pre-renovation period showing war damage. I already added 3 pics there to show the beautiful Beirut and will probably add more pics..

You won't believe this!!! I wrote a comment to the guy who had posted all the ugly pics yesterday... He almost removed them all!!!! only 3 pictures of destroyed buildings remain!!!! YEY!!!

Thanks Tabouleh:)

Does anyone know wether it's possible to update beirut's google-earth, putting roads and streets and the names of areas/districts etc...? making the whole thing official, coz it sucks having to rely on people's comments to find out which district is which.


after checking google earth, you know the coast line near the beirut golf club, Ouazi i think, is this a shanty town area? coz it looks like it from above, and if you check the picture that's been uploaded on the golf club, you'll see bit's of it. are there any plans to do anything about this area? specialy since it's taking up alot of the coast (2.5km of sandy beach i believe), anyone got any idea of the population in that area? and perhaps the average elevation of the buildings(roughly how many floors). are the people living legaly there? as in, are the buildings registered?

FYI: I merged all of the GoogleEarth-related threads.

after checking google earth, you know the coast line near the beirut golf club, Ouazi i think, is this a shanty town area? coz it looks like it from above, and if you check the picture that's been uploaded on the golf club, you'll see bit's of it. are there any plans to do anything about this area? specialy since it's taking up alot of the coast (2.5km of sandy beach i believe), anyone got any idea of the population in that area? and perhaps the average elevation of the buildings(roughly how many floors). are the people living legaly there? as in, are the buildings registered?

This issue was discussed in this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363880

Maybe that will help you out...

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Google Earth has updated its database. Beirut has a new look.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6840/earthnewupdateiq3.jpg

Now, I do not know when it was updated but by analysing we can find that:


Platinum Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=354432) is more or less the same height as Monroe Hotel.
Construction for Merit Corporation/CMA-CGM Headquarters (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=426960) has not started.
The crater caused by the Feb. 14, 2005 bomb is still there.


Therefore, all these facts along with others suggest that the satellite image is at least 3 or 4 months old.

It looks liek the "lake" is getting filled..see that projection from the road (middle water)? i dont think that was there

^^ yep that was there before, they did quite the opposite, there was a road but they took it off.... interesting

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/808/70804213qz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6962/beirutgoogleeartam7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hey, some 3D views are now avaidable :)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5972/bcd3dgoogleearthvg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6962/beirutgoogleeartam7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I was wondering if some portions of the city were taken at different times. Your picture shows dates the area was taken. I was like how can the AUB Green field (which is brown dirt in the SAT) and no student center built...while Platinum tower is over the Monroe??? One other observation- the damn tents!!! did anyone notice all the landscaping destroyed? Loook at Gibran garden (in front of the UN) BROWN!!

Nadini- That is interesting about the road..they did take it off but that finger isnt there b4..i know there making headway ..just put another sorting facity in place..i am waiting on the Solidere Annual..BTW they didnt acheive quorum for there annual meeting and reset a date for the 22nd..after this meeting it will be posted

^^ to ur first question, that wouldnt make sense cuz the Kempisky Hotel is in its foundation (raouche area) and I dont see a recent date on it.

now to the other... what finger? lool

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/Htlebmn/Newland.jpg


I dont know how to get the arrow..but this thing in the middle of the water (where the click a pic button is)..Also, i think that different quadrants of the city are taklen at different times...they do an overlay. Like i said the AUB student center should have been close to done..and its not even built in the picture. Its possible that Kempinski is more current or old and more advanced than the pic shows lol

I was like how can the AUB Green field (which is brown dirt in the SAT) and no student center built...while Platinum tower is over the Monroe??? One other observation- the damn tents!!! did anyone notice all the landscaping destroyed?

To the best of my knowledge, Greater Beirut is updated [as a whole]. What makes my assumption true is the fact that in case they updated only some parts, the difference between the satellite images will undoubtedly be significant (you will see difference in layers).

As for AUB, the Green Field was changed to brown dirt before the beginning of the construction of AUB Charles W. Hostler Student Center (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=472113).

Massive Google Maps Update Adds 54 New Countries


Google Maps has added coverage for a whopping 54 new countries. The additions more than double the coverage in Latin America and triple Google Maps' Asian offerings.

Some will no doubt be disappointed to note that much of the additional coverage is limited to highways and major roads, and, worse, some data is outdated and inaccurate, but the Google LatLong Blog promises this “is just the beginning.” The post goes on to say that in the coming months Google plans to add more detail to the existing countries in Google Maps, as well as more new countries.

Here’s the full list of new countries: Afghanistan, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Timor-Leste, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.

those are all of the 3rd world countries that exist lol

Streets of Lebanon now labeled on Google Earth!!!!!!! Hopefully we start using street names aha

http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=googlelebanonlh8.jpg

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1197/googlebeirutbf9.png

http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=googlesourlh5.png

http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=googletripolifl1.png

Downtown Beirut in 3d on Google earth
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/beirut3dd.jpg

I have contacted a guy i know to make the Platinum, Marina and Murr Towers in Beirut and he also did the Stadium in Tripoli, expect to see them on google earth next week

First 3D Model in Tripoli.. I made a special request to my friend Young-Modeler (Ali Ezzo) for this one:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/TripoliStadium.jpg



I also requested the Platinum, Marina, and Murr Towers..but till now all he has completed is the Murr Tower:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/murjpg.jpg

^^ :applause:

These updates are truly amazing - but WHY the Murr???? That monstrosity needs to be demolished, not glorified on GoogleEarth as if it is one of our landmarks!

Marina Tower should be ready by sometime next week, so we will have the Marina Tower on Google Earth, and "Al Madina El Ryiddia" in Beirut is being redesigned and re uploaded

Mabrook Guys, Marina Tower is now In Google Earth!
By Ali Ezzedine
(next up is either the Virgin Mega Store, UEFA building, or the Old Holiday Inn next)

http://i45.************/2vv1k5k.jpg

http://i47.************/mmec03.jpg

http://i45.************/116l1lu.jpg

http://i48.************/10ptu9t.jpg

http://i49.************/dggnyo.jpg

** Redesigned** Madina Al Riyadia
By Ali Ezzedine
http://i48.************/25587pl.jpg

http://i49.************/risqhs.jpg

Marina Tower looks awesome! Great job! But who is "we"?

Marina Tower looks awesome! Great job! But who is "we"?

Me and a guy named Young Modeler (hes from Beirut), I actually didnt do much of the Marina Tower but I will do most of the virgin mega store building if we make it

^^ They look awesome, but PLEASE do not do the old Holiday Inn! Just like the Murr, I dont think we should be glorifying these eye-sores as if they are landmarks. I say the Platinum should be next!!!

^^ We did Honestly consider the Platinum but we think it might not be accepted into Google Earth because it still looks under construction on the satellite images. We will not do the Holiday Inn now, we are thinking of: Virgin Mega Store, UFA building, or the Habtoor Hotel any one have suggestions?

^^Habtoor would be great along with the Metropolitan Palace that is right next to it.

Abdallah, great job with the Marina Tower! It looks really good! I agree with Lebanese_Cedar, Habtoor/Metroplitan would be nice.

Or Le Gray?

When will they update the images? so old

^^ It's been updated and it looks good :)

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8637/pic8r.jpg (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/pic8r.jpg/)

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7730/pic9da.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/pic9da.jpg/)

^^ the whole country!? or just Beirut

^^ It looks like only Beirut and the surrounding areas were updated. You can check it out. The date is displayed on the lower left hand side.

^^ quite an update and the quality is pristine, notice the huge pool on the roof of the four season's hotel, the many plots around the now flattened carlton hotel, how clean and white ramlet el baida looks, the landscaping around horizon tower, reclaimed land, how busy the port is (Boats are all over the docks) and to tell u the truth if you scroll around the city, you see a lot of greenery. The city is rebuilding slowly but surely, so many improvements since last update.

I really need to download google earth again !

^^Thanks for the update. The imagery is from August 31. That's great! Much better than the December 2006 imagery we previously had.

Up until now, the newest imagery I found for BEY is from April 21, 2009 but it's paid imagery.

^^ quite an update and the quality is pristine, notice the huge pool on the roof of the four season's hotel, the many plots around the now flattened carlton hotel, how clean and white ramlet el baida looks, the landscaping around horizon tower, reclaimed land, how busy the port is (Boats are all over the docks) and to tell u the truth if you scroll around the city, you see a lot of greenery. The city is rebuilding slowly but surely, so many improvements since last update.

Indeed. It looks very green in some areas. And the date is in August.

Guys, look at the 2006 photo and the new one, there are so many new interchanges on the roads, new buildings in the Dahye and so on.

Beirut is on the right way I hope! Very good progress

Just look at the activity in the port. Absolutely wonderful.

There are also some nice changes in the airport, such as the new general aviation hangars.

Of course it's great to see the new development in the BCD.

^^Thanks for the update. The imagery is from August 31. That's great! Much better than the December 2006 imagery we previously had.

Up until now, the newest imagery I found for BEY is from April 21, 2009 but it's paid imagery.


I prefer the winter images because there is much more greenery.

Nevertheless, this update is fantastic and long over-due.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Destruction.jpg

^^That's pretty impressive.

That area has progressed way faster than any other part of Lebanon.
yes, that's very impressive :cheers:

There is some additional imagery that has been added. If you go into Historical Imagery mode, there is now imagery from February 2008 and from April and May of this year.

I wanna see street view of that area rebuilt.

^^ street view is not available is Lebanon but I am sure there are photos somewhere

I know its not available....trying to find photos of that area is really hard.

Alot of models have been made recently, and here are some, all of them by Ali Ezzo and 1 by request from me. Monroe Hotel is coming up next and thats a collaboration between Ali Ezzo and Me.

Central Bank of Lebanon

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/CentralBank.jpg

Lebanese Canadian Bank

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/LebaneseCanadian.jpg

El Tel Clocktower (Tripoli)

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Eltel.jpg


Tripoli Municipal Stadium

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Municipal.jpg

Guess who ! Its me Ali Ezzo, AKA Young.Modeler here to tell good work on this site and thx for the exposure. Trust me, 3d models in Beirut right now are just a tip of the iceberg. expect to see 1 model a day uploaded to the warehouse. & in case of the monroe hotel, I'm getting there, but Im not quite there yet. ! cheers

These updates are truly amazing - but WHY the Murr???? That monstrosity needs to be demolished, not glorified on GoogleEarth as if it is one of our landmarks!
I did the murr tower cuz wether we like it or not it does represnet one of our lankdmarks. if you go to my models page in the 3d warehouse you will see now over 20 models waiting to be accepted in a week or so. 1 model per day is the current average . Abdallah has been helping me a lot providing a lot of images. Thanks man !

Here is a link:http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=17519531259341958137&scoring=m

Oh yeah forgot to tell you guys, I am doing a project in Beirut which will increase the models number in Beirut, Lebanon making the grand total around 130--->200 models in google earth. 1 model per day. I will consider any requests as long as you can provide or find me photos of that building from ->ALL<- sides. thanks for the incredible comments , Ali Ezzo :)

Hello people, I really need pictures of the SODECO square building can anyone find some ?? cuz I want to model it in GOOGLE EARTH. thankyou !!

The only place i can think of where you might find images of the Sodeco Sq is the completed buildings thread http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388877

Thanks dude, I havent found the pics yet but very very useful !!

I have been waiting for this for 4 years! New Extremely High Resolution Google Earth Imagery of Tripoli! :D

King Fahed Park:

http://i46.************/23mk0tx.jpg

International Fair (With 2 new parks in it)

http://i47.************/2hfs40n.jpg

A U\C park in the New District:

http://i46.************/219tq1t.jpg

New District:

http://i49.************/2e5p574.jpg

Tripoli from above (looking very green ;) )

http://i50.************/14k9ut1.jpg

^^ Awesome! But wont all these "green" plots (with exception of the parks) be under construction eventually? Has construction been moving slow?

^^ Eventually, Yes. But construction of Buildings has been slowing down a bit in the New District, so its going to take a long time until all those green plots get filled

Updates: Beirut now contains over 55 models (and more to come) due to the work of Young Modeler (Ali Ezzo) and Me


Downtown:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Mod1.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Mod2.jpg

Ramle EL Bayda:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Mod6.jpg

Southern Beirut:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Mod7.jpg

Achrafie:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/Mod5.jpg


I hope you go onto Google Earth and see all of this

i saw all of that and it's awesome !! the buildings are really great ! Good job guys !!

Looks amazing! when can we expect the rest of the waterfront tower models? There should be plenty of pics of those from all angles.

^^ 4 seasons hotel should be ready in a few days, The Platinum Tower was modeled but not accepted into Google Earth for some unknown reason

^^ What is the process for being accepted? Can it be re-submitted later? That is one of the most iconic buildings currently in the capital and needs to have a 3d model!

Excellent effort!

Could your friend redo the Beirut Airport terminal model? The one there isn't very accurate.

^^ We didnt do that model. A guy named Omar did and he isnt that good at it

Hello people, I am Abdallah's friend who models buildings for Google Earth. I had a previous account but for some reason it doesnt allow me to do anything...

Anyways,

I've resubmitted the Platinum Tower for review and it should be accepted by next week.
The reason for the rejection was a screwed up texturing in the inner side of the model, however all is fixed now and there should be no problem what so ever.

I am planning to do the 4 seasons hotel building next to the Marina Tower. Ive collected enough photos to model it and a model should be ready sometime next week.

Also Im planning to do:

-Beirut Tower
-Monroe Hotel
-Marina Gardens
-Bahri Building

Many more models are yet to come as I am doing a project that involves up to 110 models.

With the aid of Abdallah we can upgrade the Google Earth status in Lebanon.

Regarding the Beirut International Airport, I would be happy to submit a better model than the one currently in Google Earth, but I really need photos of the Airport ASAP...

And Abdallah congrats on the Tripoli update, I just have to re-position my models there !

If you would like to see Details about my models, Abdallah's Models, And the project in Beirut, visit:

My Models:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?viewer=17519531259341958137&scoring=m

Abdallahs:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=14421379385943367607&scoring=m

The Project:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=e1ef5630b087f497b990e175c0690b6b

Tell us what you think !

Beirut on Google Earth:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3XoPVycWGI/AAAAAAAAAB8/E-FCruR7_mE/s800/ry.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3XpVj6M3RI/AAAAAAAAACM/M55NI9CPxp4/s720/%5Boi0%5B.jpg

Hey, my attention was recently drawn to Microsoft's go at Satelite imagery. I went into Beirut and here's what I think:

-Much much slower than Google Earth
-Impractical
-Low resolution imagery
-Low quality terrain detection
-Runs from your browser, you cannot work offline
-Very very old imagery (10 years ago or so)

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-*As you can see here, the Marina Tower is not visible, most of the Marina district has not started construction, the Marina Yacht Club imagery is very outdated:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3kyhqYdL-I/AAAAAAAAADg/PRKzi_5vR8A/hb.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3kzbk5misI/AAAAAAAAADY/f4QuCPkZDpY/fgtetwet.jpg

Hello, your project is greatly appreciated and very exciting. Hoever i can not see any of your photos.

BTW: Do you model .sc4 3D Models files for simcity 4?

Hmm, I thought im the only one who cant see them !! Doesnt Picasa work on SSC ?

Thankyou for your comments however,

I've never heard of these models you are talking about, but I'll be happy to get more information please do explain further :D

^^ The link needs to be .jpg to be embedded.

I just add .jpg to the end of the link ? cuz Ive tried that, didn't seem to work...

Excellent effort Young-Modeler2.0, thanks!

I noticed on your Phoenicia model that you did not include the two new towers that opened 5 years ago that contain long-term residential suites, are you planning on adding them?

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/inter.jpg

I just add .jpg to the end of the link ? cuz Ive tried that, didn't seem to work...

No, it doesnt work like that. You need to right click on the pic itself and go to Properties. Then you copy/paste the URL which will have a .jpg on the end.

I noticed on your Phoenicia model that you did not include the two new towers that opened 5 years ago that contain long-term residential suites, are you planning on adding them?

I didn't really know that those towers where part of the Hotel !! Once I find the correct photos I will surely add them to the model, thankyou for your attention !

-Ministry of Education, modeled by Abdallah K.(not yet accepted):
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rHGU7jaYI/AAAAAAAAAFM/LXXuavbVCUg/2.jpg

-Platinum Tower, modeled by Young-Modeler[me] (not yet accepted):
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rHHzcQVGI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/GWeMjIdBwDI/3.jpg

-Marina Tower, modeled by Young-Modeler:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rHh-q-gqI/AAAAAAAAAFY/v6kSlJ7azCg/s512/clip.jpg

-Jiye Smokestacks, by Young-Modeler:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rH_Yws9EI/AAAAAAAAAFc/RtHKghKXjjQ/s512/clip3.jpg

-Rafic Hariri International Airport, by Omar Mougharbel:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rIhNhNgmI/AAAAAAAAAFg/3qcS2hiwXaw/s720/clip4.jpg

-Nejmeh Square Clock Tower, by Young-Modeler:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rI5tVMtxI/AAAAAAAAAFk/ya5PomGTwpw/s576/clip5.jpg

-Beirut Stock Exchange Building, A collaboration between me and Abdallah K:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rJIPmOeCI/AAAAAAAAAFo/1D5QlbDjqQY/clip6.jpg

-Baalback Roman Ruins, by Young-Modeler:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rJwCHT8nI/AAAAAAAAAFs/eBWi59wfLbk/s576/clip7.jpg

-Crusader Marine Fort in Sidon, by Bubus:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rJ_c1oLjI/AAAAAAAAAFw/w_OYjvRFoB4/s800/clip8.jpg

-Beirut Harbour Wheat Containers, by Young-Modeler:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rKk5mQ0_I/AAAAAAAAAF4/zPzOlyOLbh0/s640/clip9.jpg

These are all the current stadiums in Lebanon on Google Earth:

-Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (Francophone Games Update):
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3qu9-6f3PI/AAAAAAAAAEo/OkvFzcynlWI/s576/42.jpg

-Beirut Municipal Stadium:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3quyuQkLbI/AAAAAAAAAEk/P9USxSOvTXQ/s576/aw.jpg

-Rashid Karami Olympic Stadium: (Misplaced because of the imagery update in Tripoli, a new model has been submitted to solve that problem and is awaiting review):
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3quDQUIfsI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/6wta01chftI/s576/urt.jpg

-Tripoli Municipal Stadium(Misplaced because of the imagery update in Tripoli, a new model has been submitted to solve that problem and is awaiting review):
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3quMAHHJTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/GgPDNm0S-O0/s576/rr.jpg

-Foad Shhab Stadium, Jounieh:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3qudb5c-0I/AAAAAAAAAEc/OoaOjWUmz94/s576/eryy.jpg

-Rafic Al Hariri Sports City Stadium (The textures are very much screwed up due to problem that took place while uploading - I uplaoded a newer better version to solve this problem 2 days ago and it is awaiting review):
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3qumelHciI/AAAAAAAAAEg/y-mWc-t5KBw/s576/ertse.jpg

-Pierre Jemayel Athletics Hall:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3quW60gSEI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1iNqggow8XE/s576/r3.jpg



All are done by yours truely :D :P

All fantastic Young-Modeler. Thanks for your effort and contributions!

Here are a few good photo of Rafic Hariri International Airport as you were asking for photos earlier:

http://media.monstersandcritics.com/galleries/2080255_10057/0200466555085.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08029jiabb1lj/1000x.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0b05dSZaH5g3I/1000x.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0a89b7ObY2gfH/1000x.jpg

Also check out the Lebanese aviation thread.

^^ I could be wrong, but I dont think nightime photos work.

-Crusader Marine Fort in Sidon, by Bubus:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rJ_c1oLjI/AAAAAAAAAFw/w_OYjvRFoB4/s800/clip8.jpg

This model is not only looks cartoon-ish but its not even close to accurate. Can this be re-done?

^^ I could be wrong, but I dont think nightime photos work.

Night photos would work if they have enough light in them - then all I have to do is pump up the brightness and intensify the contrast.

Thanks a big bunch Lebanese Cedar, you have solved one of the delimas of my life !

Regarding the Sidon Marine Castle:

I have been planning to redo the model we have currently in Google Earth. I have found lots of photos of the thing but it would take me a lot of research to find out the real structure and complexity of the fort. For it is very hard to do such things because of thier sheer complex design. I am going to submit a better model eventually, I mean I cant let low quality models like that represent the icons of our country I just got to find the time.

Once the 3d project in Beirut is completed (expected to be completed in May 2010) I will have lots of time for doing models like this.

I didn't really know that those towers where part of the Hotel !! Once I find the correct photos I will surely add them to the model, thankyou for your attention !

Do you work from plans? or do you estimate the scale based on photos and aerials?

^^ It is really a combination of both. You measure the width of the structure from aerial photos and thus conclude the height by an equation of rationality. But, I try to collect as many information as possible about the dimensions of the structure and its elements. In the case of the Phonecia Hotel, I researched a lot to find photos of the hotel and its elements, but unfortunately the info on the web was outdated in this particular case so I had no idea about the said new towers in the hotel added just 5 years ago.

I am right now in the procces of finding photos of the "new" towers, but if I eventually dont, I must go down there and take the photos my-self, which could be very troublesome especially in Lebanon...

how do you upload a sketchup model to google earth?

how do you upload a sketchup model to google earth?

Here's the procces:

1-Download the required CAD application developed by Google. It is called Google Sketchup, you can download it http://sketchup.google.com/

2-You can view the video tourtails they offer at the website to learn the basics. After you do that, you just have to keep practicing and experimenting to become skilled and efficient at it. With its user-friendly interface, it will take a few hours to understand the basics (i.e. axis, building blocks, pushing & pulling faces) & it will take a few days to become skilled.

3-Find the building you intend to model on Google Earth, and open in the same time Google Sketchup, then press the "Get Current View" button to make your model geo-referenced and to have an aerial plan or reference to your model.

4-Find photos of all sides of the building, it is preferable to use photos of the building that are mid-resolution to not increase the file size of your model, and please try as much as you could not to use photos of the building taken form a distance. (You can use a photo for all sides if the building has identical sides)

5- Photo-texture the building where you paste the photo on the face of your model by alligning the axis. For more info on how to do that visit http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/41443/photoshop_tutorial_how_to_apply_textures.html

6- After you are done, upload it to the 3d-warehouse, be sure to check the "Google Earth Ready" checkbox so that it would be considered for Google Earth. Before you upload be sure to disable the edges and enable shadows to have an appealing thumbnail image.

7- Once in the 3d-warehouse - It will take sometimes a few days or weeks to get the review for your model, be sure to check back to see your model's reviews submitted by Google Employees. The reviews wil let you know if it is accepted, if it is, they will put a blue ribon simbolizing its presence in Google Earth. If it is not, they will tell you why was it not accepted, you can have the choice to appeal the review, or you can simply edit the model and re-upload for review.

Finally, once you have uploaded and gotten accepted at least 12 models to GE, you can be eligible for an honour that only a few modelers have. Which is being a "Featured Google Earth Modeler". I now have 44 models out of 50 models accepted, the others are awaiting review :D
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Note: To increase your model's chances of being accepted, please use photo-textures, you can use materials in sketchup that will maybe give the "incomplete texturing" review by Google. & that would make it like the model of the Beirut International Airport or the Marine Fort in Sidon; unrealistic - cartoonish - low quality.

My point is that if you are planning to do this, try to do it correctly. We eventually dont want low quality models to represent Lebanon on Google Earth.

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IF you have any more questions please do inqiure more, my goal is to "recruit" as many people as possible to do this.

So far it has been just Abdallah & I modeling buildings for GE in Lebanon, we would love to have some good quality help !

Thanks for the info that was helpful.

P.S: I am already a sketchup expert and already have a model to post.

Ohh ,well in that case you just import the current view from Google Earth to Sketchup, position the model over the terrain and upload using Gmail Account. When you upload please give me a link to your model - I would love to see it !

Ohh ,well in that case you just import the current view from Google Earth to Sketchup, position the model over the terrain and upload using Gmail Account. When you upload please give me a link to your model - I would love to see it !

I sure will. It still needs a little tweeking. I modeled Le Gray incase you are wondering. :)

Please tell me that you used photo-textures ^^ :D - Very iconic structure though good work !

That's what I need to tweek, The dome is already done with lots of details. but for the facades i need to get a good quality image in oreder to finish the model.

^^ can you take a screen shot of your work? I would love to see it

^^ Indeed post a photo show us your work !

I think you can find photos of it in the Moh'd El Amin Mosque thread as it is in close proximity with the mosque itself ! Hope it helps !

^^ @melkart:Remember not to include too many detail, you dont want your model to be too complex and fail proccesing for review in Google Earth. Just keep the face count below 1000 as much as you could.

I guess I better keep this thing simple. This took me about 3 hours last night!

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3628/sketchoi.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/sketchoi.jpg/)

Final Model

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6796/legraycopy.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/legraycopy.jpg/)

^^looks amazing !!! great job

Wow ! its amazing !! ^^ Very nice job ! Did you upload it ? Please give me a link.. :D:D

But please if you haven't uploaded yet, go to view>edges>display edges (and disable)

because the edges are showing that wont give you good ratings :D

And try to get a close up on the model before uploading because I just saw it, and as much as the model is genious, the thumbnail image is not and no-one can see the detail you put into it. Also try to explain further in the description.

Here's a pruposed closeup that I suggest:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30mYGB0RuI/AAAAAAAAANg/q7VvCkwUbrU/s512/Ti.jpg

UPDATES: HEY CHECK IT OUT, THE PLATINUM TOWER & THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ARE NOW IN GOOGLE EARTH !

-Platinum Tower, by Myself:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30Wm5cD9VI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/dvcut09zQcE/s576/PT.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30Wrysq7aI/AAAAAAAAAMU/JKdL0Pf0J5g/s576/PT2.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30W11wbfuI/AAAAAAAAAMY/jzdPJZj_trI/s576/PT3.jpg

-Ministry of Education by Abdallah K.:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30XCHZtJxI/AAAAAAAAAMc/huHgQN5uilM/s576/ME.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30XJaJhB0I/AAAAAAAAAMg/AEeDD8wcABI/s576/ME2.jpg

Hello again ! I know this isnt a project and the building is completed, but I would really like to know the name of this building. If you have any info on it please tell me :D Thankyou ;)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30XTLLtz2I/AAAAAAAAAMk/TxKw0odDfks/s576/BG.jpg

Also as requested by Martyr, his own highschool modeled by "Mohannad Al-Edrissi"

Nazih Al Bizri Highschool, Sidon, Lebanon:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30ywyvcXuI/AAAAAAAAAOU/y2puZd8KtWw/s512/Ti.jpg

Is the Lebanese University Hadath Campus modeled too?

Thank you for the advise I already turned off the edges, however I will add more info, and change the closeup for the upload.

OK ;) thanks man, brilliant model though :D

You should try to model AUB and IC :)

Is the Lebanese University Hadath Campus modeled too?

Unfortunately no, well not all of it. I have modeled the football stadium there - I would really appreciate it if you could guide me to photos of buildings in the campus and Ill see if I can squeeze in another model. Especailly can you tell me where could I find photos of the tennis court there ?? (Just north to the stadium) I looked in the thread about about the universities in Lebanon and found nothing

You should try to model AUB and IC :)

That's a great Idea ! Got any photos ??

Young-Modeler2.0, you are doing a great job! Cheers mate :cheers:

Widely known as Coral Bldg, owned by Fakhry family, near Bahri II

^^Thanks mate, I really do appreciate it. :)

Beirut is looking good! Thanks for all your hard work guys!!

Are the Beirut Tower and Four Seasons next?

That's a great Idea ! Got any photos ??

Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=american+university+of+beirut&m=text) is a good website to find photos.
And here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=472113) you can find photos of the new buildings and stadium.


Brilliant work, really.

Beirut is looking good! Thanks for all your hard work guys!!

Are the Beirut Tower and Four Seasons next?

Yes they sure are, The 4 Seasons Hotel is next, then the Monroe Hotel, then the Beirut Tower ! :D

^^@LeB.Fr
Thankyou for the photos, Im starting right away on models of the 2 new buildings and the stadium. Appreciate it :):)

So anybody ogt photos of the tennis court just north to the stadium in the Lebanese University campus in Hadath ?

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S31r3N-0N1I/AAAAAAAAAPU/zfi1Oeu5W1I/s512/LU.jpg

That's the only one I could find:
http://www.jeux2009.org/ContentPhotos/Photos/VillageA6_084337.gif

Also as requested by Martyr, his own highschool modeled by "Mohannad Al-Edrissi"

Nazih Al Bizri Highschool, Sidon, Lebanon:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S30ywyvcXuI/AAAAAAAAAOU/y2puZd8KtWw/s512/Ti.jpg

hehehehe thanks man....its really weird to see my school like this :nuts::nuts:

this is my class, i sit directly by the second window
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ti.jpg

That's the only one I could find:
http://www.jeux2009.org/ContentPhotos/Photos/VillageA6_084337.gif

Hey, thanks a lot - but I meant from the outside :)

^^ @ Martyr

I know its really cool seeing buildings like this !

Young-Modeler,

How are these photos of Beirut Airport?
http://www.airliners.net/photo//1135860/L/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8268985@N03/1050509131/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southbound228/sets/72157622912374028/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26196201@N03/2494632792/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lebtoki/209953325/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charles_nouyrit/3245136323/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fadilb/2494695819/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southbound228/sets/72157622912374028/
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6453336
http://www.airliners.net/photo//0832099/L/
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6430641
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6430640

See if there are any other photos here that are useful for you:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=&airlinesearch=&countrysearch=Lebanon&specialsearch=airport&daterange=&keywords=&range=&sort_order=photo_id+desc&page_limit=15&thumbnails=

Also, you might find this map useful:

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2741/1000078k.jpg

Again, excellent work on all your models! The Ministry of Tourism should become aware of your work in promoting Lebanon!

^^ I cant tell you how much I really appreciate your efforts to help me and help Lebanon !

You have been immesnly helpful !

But remember it not only me, Abdallah K has pitched in a lot, he has 10 models and haas helped me do a lot of mine. There is also Melkart who has made a genious model of Le Gray hotel.

And about the ministry of Tourism, I really think they should invest in such an app because Google says that it has 75 million users worldwide. But I dont think that it is that much of a big deal, I mean anyone could do it ! Thanks a lot though ;)

By the way Young-Modeler, check this:
http://www.leborsim.com/

^^ Woow co0o0o0o0ol !! How do you so many things about the airport ??
It is so cool, they have a model of it ! Incredible ~!~

Widely known as Coral Bldg, owned by Fakhry family, near Bahri II

Thankyou

^^Aviation is an interest of mine, and being interested in Lebanese issues and topics, it means I am VERY interested in Lebanese aviation. :)

^^ yes he is :D

Well aviation is really cool, I just love architecture, including the strcuture of BIA , I think it one of the best airports in the Middle-East. Another thing Im really intrested in is sports stadiums and their design. I think that our national stadium has a very elegant design and impressive - It is by far my favorite structure in Lebanon!

Hey Melkart, Abdallah K. made a very important observation about your model - Look at the photo he gave me:

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs294.ash1/22134_310653786703_635741703_3548852_1673732_n.jpg

You have the "Z-Fighting" issue, which is one of the two faces are almost co-planer, this will kill your chances of getting it accepted to google earth. Please fix it by deleting one of the flashing faces and re-upload. Thankyou !

Ughh. When I get a chance LOL

That's a great looking model melkart!

Young-Modeler,

I agree, our airport is very nice and so is the Sport City stadium.

Thank you LC!

YM I fixed the "Z-Fighting" issue, however I noticed that when I Placed my model in Google Earth, it hovered over the site by about 100 feet. So to compensate I lowered my building in sketchup by 100 feet below the site. I this a common issue?

Ill tell you what you did, when you imported the Google Earth view into sketchup you didn't have terrain turned on in Google Earth. This will result in what you described. However, it cannot be fixed by sinking the model, this will get it rejected in the review by Google employees for "Model Sunken" issue.

In this particular case, open you model, copy it (only the structure), open a new sketchup file, get the view from Google Earth with "terrain" turned on in Google Earth. Then, insert the model in the new file, place it and re-upload. Remember to delete the other versions.:

-Select the model and "cut":
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S35rtHRwqrI/AAAAAAAAAP0/lGOWkKxxgls/s800/1.jpg

-Go to Google Earth and import the snapshot to a new file with terrain turned on:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S35sAJ-ifSI/AAAAAAAAAP4/vdGBu12VlLE/s640/2.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S35tQnnYDZI/AAAAAAAAAQc/nNPQYj5wh-o/s800/3.jpg

-Insert the model to your new file and place correctly:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S35sG2YA7jI/AAAAAAAAAP8/AvMBTP5UuCQ/s800/4.jpg

-Export model to Google Earth:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S35sVeFr-pI/AAAAAAAAAQY/HAvV8D7KkIk/5.jpg

& there you have it ! Upload & u're done !

I have noticed that you posted 2 replicate models of the same buildings in the 3d warehouse. I realize that one has been fixed from z-fighting but it is preferable that you delete the other to avoid any confusion by the Google employees because they might not notice the difference and reject them both. So please delete one of the models from the 3d warehouse.

Also when you upload the new model I just told you how to fix, delete the others also.

You should try to model AUB and IC :)

I uploaded a a version of 1 building of the Hostler center in AUB:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S35wWU8iDnI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/SLY6e-tZJP4/download%5B5%5D.jpg

its still under review :)

Thanks I think I finally got the hang of this now!

^^ Anytime ;)

Hi agian, anyone know the name and any info on this building ??

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S36gx_hMBGI/AAAAAAAAARs/7t3GfmSYxDs/clip.jpg

I love this building, my grandparents have a picture infront of it in the late 50's. If they ever demolish this building I'll probably ugly cry!

Woah, is it really from the 50's ?! well it explains all the weird colors ?? Does anyone know if the back is Identical to the front ?? Thankyou ! :):)

I love this building, my grandparents have a picture infront of it in the late 50's. If they ever demolish this building I'll probably ugly cry!


Come on, I understand its historical significance for Beirut, but it's hideous!

Woah, is it really from the 50's ?! well it explains all the weird colors ?? Does anyone know if the back is Identical to the front ?? Thankyou ! :):)

I'm pretty certain the back is different, just regular balconies.

Hideous? Not at all! I personally like it a lot. It's an icon of that area. And its height is perfect.

I'm pretty certain the back is different, just regular balconies.

Thanks man ! I just gotta ask! Any photos of the back ?! :)

And I agree, it is one of the most iconic structures in Beirut - I mean when I think about Beirut, this building just pops up in my head. However, it could be better without all the weird colors, but I think thats what makes it a trademark of Beirut ! Maybe a Unicolor like Beige or Marble will fix it. I want to model it for Google Earth you know :)

Beiruti you are not an architect major are you? That building is unique, and what is considered to be an example of modern architectureof the 50's-60's era. Buildings like this and the carlton hotel should be preserved.

^^Well too bad the Carlton Hotel is long gone :( - Carlton Residences will replace :)

yes I am aware :ohno:

Anyone know what this is ? ;)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S38MVuKhs4I/AAAAAAAAASg/kZTDWVHbnCo/s800/21.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S38MjP4C39I/AAAAAAAAASk/GVJ9XBQvdwQ/s640/3.jpg

Mais LOOOOL quoi!! Awesome! But I don't think they finished rebuilding the broken parts :P

So we're getting off subject here I really need the name of the building were all talking about !!!

Mais LOOOOL quoi!! Awesome! But I don't think they finished rebuilding the broken parts :P


LOL, I just cant put it all banged up on Google Earth, will really kill our reputaion !

Anyone know what this is ? ;)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S38MVuKhs4I/AAAAAAAAASg/kZTDWVHbnCo/s800/21.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S38MjP4C39I/AAAAAAAAASk/GVJ9XBQvdwQ/s640/3.jpg


Here is the thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=405125

That's a great model of the Mdeirej bridge, but why is there an incline on each end? In real life, the bridge connects to each end of the valley without any incline whatsoever. It's an expressway at this point.

^^ I needed to maintain its trademark height of 75 meters, the only way to do this is using those inclinations, the terrain on Google Earth is just not high enough :)

^^ I'm surprised they approved it like that.

^^ Believe me it had its share of rejections. I cannot stress enough on its height, If I just make it shorter to intersect with the Google Earth terrain the difference would be somewhere to 20 meters. I have tried building up the Terrain of the two hills, but the model was rejected for "Terrain was too built up" review. So the only way around that to preserve the height ( which makes it the highest bridge in the ME) was to do those inclinations. However, the textures do not display correctly on the inclinations for some unknown reason, re-upload would fix it :S .

Yeah I submitted My model for Le Gray again. It got rejected first round! I am currently working on my second model the AUB College Hall building. It's almost done!

Ive never had any models rejected except for 1, and it wasnt even too good. I am %95 done with a Building on Nejmeh Square, and then I am going to do a model in Tripoli.


Does anyone know what the building is?

http://i50.************/2py4228.jpg

I know its some kind of Insurance Company I think but Im not sure of the name

Isn't this the Italian Embassy or something?

^^ no that's a popular italian insurance company called Assicurazioni Generali

Not 100 percent sure but isn't this the former banca di roma. Building

Yeah I submitted My model for Le Gray again. It got rejected first round! I am currently working on my second model the AUB College Hall building. It's almost done!

What was the reason of rejection ? Was it "incomplete texturing" because I noticed that you did not use photo-textures for the top - u need to use the GE snapshot (with colors) for the roof.

Also, I have noticed that it is smaller than the actual size of the building. It is significantly smaller (10 meters or so) than the Google Earth imagery of it.

Just ideas...

You should work for google, cause that's the same reasons they gave

LOL thanks I guess ! But thats experience you get after handling this stuff for a long time & on a large scale. Thanks ;) :D

I made the Port of Tripoli Wheat Silos
Statue: Awaiting Review

http://i46.************/262mmp5.jpg

Looking Great ! 5 stars ! ;) - Did you take the photo? Or you found it on GE (Panoramio)

^^ I took it, I have around 5 photos of the port

My new Model: Generali Insurance Building
Status: Awaiting Review

http://i47.************/ethd6t.jpg

Looking Great!

why dont u model the other 5 buildings on the sqaure ????
i think it will look nice...and more star-like

We will eventually model all buildings there - it just needs time and photos

AUB College Hall - Awaiting approval

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3821/rendercopy.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/rendercopy.jpg/)

^^ You too doing these models , Melkart?

^^ Awesome Modeling man, nice to have you on board ! Anything new regarding the Le Gray model ??

^^ Also, did you remember to use photo-textures for the roof ?

I took it, I have around 5 photos of the port

Do any of them show the surrounding storage facilities ? if so, you should upload models of them as I did in the port of Beirut

AUB College Hall - Awaiting approval

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3821/rendercopy.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/rendercopy.jpg/)

Oh man ! I just downloaded the model, although it is great modeling - It is sunken around 20 meters below the terrain. Believe me, It will not get accepted this way. May look good on Google Earth , but the employee making the review will see that it is sunken too much. Did you remember to turn on terrain in GE before importing snapshot to Sketchup as I explained earlier ?

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S4G1q3_rufI/AAAAAAAAATY/WTIkNvRYROw/add.jpg

I already fixed the sunken terrain issue, finally figured out how to do this properly. The one you are looking at is outdated. but I do have to re-upload this model.

^^ You too doing these models , Melkart?

Yes you should join as well! :)

AUB - Main Gate
Awaiting Aproval

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4089/60209460.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/i/60209460.jpg/)

^^ Very nice model - It's nice to have someone of your quality helping out ;). BTW, what is your goal model count ? Mine is 110 models by May 2010

LOL I am shocked that I have gone this far! Unfortunatly I don't have the kind of time in order to model these type of buildings. However it is a stress relieve for me, so I don't know how many more I will do. :)
but one thing for sure I like stately buildings, with lots of details!

The AUB Main Gate model looks like a Medieval Fort Castle :sly:

it was built in the 1800's ^^

That's what it looks like in the real world lol!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1185/926616422_f4ca275f5a.jpg

yup & that too ^^ LOL

Is it possible to make the trees 3D too? Would look a lot cooler and realistic...

^^You could do the 3d trees with ease, but if you know the type of the tree you can download any knid of tree from the "3d warehouse" website that Google created to host millions of models, and use those trees in your model. But when modeling for Google Earth, you should always look out for the complexity of the model, since models that are too complex will not get accepted and fail proccesing. So, the most preferable trees to use are "2d trees" also in the 3d warehouse which are essentially cut out photos of trees that turn to face the camera as you rotate your view around the model.

I have actually used 3d trees in the Beirut Municipal Stadium model. They really weighed down the model and gave me a lot of hastle when uploading and during the review:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S4Ljlv4JAuI/AAAAAAAAAT0/erXKYv-R3_g/s720/clip.jpg