MSN takes on Google Earth

jooons · March 13th, 2006, 12:15 PM

MSN Virtual Earth To Take On Google Earth

Microsoft sends news today that founder Bill Gates has announced a MSN Virtual Earth service is to debut in the summer. The service is promised to provide:

Satellite images with 45-degree-angle views of buildings and neighborhoods

Satellite images with street map overlays

Ability to add local data layers, such as showing local businesses or restaurants

The service will allow users to choose from a number of different data types plus allow people to contribute their own information. The announcement came today at the D3 conference happening this week.

Here are some screenshots from the service to come. You can click on the first to make it larger:

read more at:http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050523-125208

kiku99 · March 13th, 2006, 12:48 PM

whoa

ncon · March 13th, 2006, 12:51 PM

here the website

www.virtualearth.com

satit28 · March 13th, 2006, 01:05 PM

wow.............

atom · March 13th, 2006, 02:00 PM

SimCity Microsoft version

Pas · March 13th, 2006, 04:26 PM

wow..looking forward to 45degree angle view that's for sure.
But I think to make it truely "virtual" experience people should be able to scroll through the model as if they are walking down on the street level.. to make it as interactive as possible and to do it all on-line. Hopefully google earth or msn virtual earth will one day evolve into a fully virtual 3d environment (like the Matrix!!!).

Nongkhai_tong · March 14th, 2006, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atom

SimCity Microsoft version

Yeah I like it...

BKKinTO · March 14th, 2006, 07:39 AM

not yet completed in other cities

Jo · March 14th, 2006, 07:46 AM

Competition is good!

I hope SE Asia will be well covered with high res images. I also hope they will do something more to prevent people from adding ten information icons to every place of interest.

Zoowatch · March 14th, 2006, 02:23 PM

i have a feeling that MSN virtual earth is going to focus v heavily on US / europe and completely neglect many large cities in Asia.... so the hi-res images and fancy features are likely to be restricted to US cities only...

March 13th, 2006, 12:15 PM	#1
jooons Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 482 Likes (Received): 1	MSN takes on Google Earth MSN Virtual Earth To Take On Google Earth Microsoft sends news today that founder Bill Gates has announced a MSN Virtual Earth service is to debut in the summer. The service is promised to provide: Satellite images with 45-degree-angle views of buildings and neighborhoods Satellite images with street map overlays Ability to add local data layers, such as showing local businesses or restaurants The service will allow users to choose from a number of different data types plus allow people to contribute their own information. The announcement came today at the D3 conference happening this week. Here are some screenshots from the service to come. You can click on the first to make it larger: read more at:http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050523-125208

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March 13th, 2006, 04:26 PM	#6
Pas Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bangkok / Perth Posts: 2,088 Likes (Received): 0	wow..looking forward to 45degree angle view that's for sure. But I think to make it truely "virtual" experience people should be able to scroll through the model as if they are walking down on the street level.. to make it as interactive as possible and to do it all on-line. Hopefully google earth or msn virtual earth will one day evolve into a fully virtual 3d environment (like the Matrix!!!).

March 14th, 2006, 07:39 AM	#8
BKKinTO More than you know Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bangkok,Toronto Posts: 2,321 Likes (Received): 0	not yet completed in other cities

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Jo Iron horse rider dlx Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Östersund Posts: 4,282 Likes (Received): 2	Competition is good! I hope SE Asia will be well covered with high res images. I also hope they will do something more to prevent people from adding ten information icons to every place of interest. __________________ ........................................ 010010000110100100100000011101000110100001100101011100100110010100100001

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Zoowatch Serving the Country Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bangkok / Songkhla Posts: 972 Likes (Received): 0	i have a feeling that MSN virtual earth is going to focus v heavily on US / europe and completely neglect many large cities in Asia.... so the hi-res images and fancy features are likely to be restricted to US cities only...

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