Slideshow: Austin gets 3D on Google Earth

Courtesy That Other Paper  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 10:28am

Some 3D modelers have been some busy bees lately — most of Austin’s downtown landscape has been converted into 3D photo-realistic models and placed inside Google Earth.

But it doesn’t stop there, buildings from the UT Campus, South Congress, and even the East side have been built as well.

We’re starting to have a nice little virtual tour of the city on our hands — thanks Google. If you’re not familiar with Google Earth, it will totally blow your mind....


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